In 1973 the Centurians Encyclopedia Of Sex Instruments was published, a catalogue with bdsm toys and devices one could order via the magazine. There are some really nice artworks shown in the catalogue, no idea on the artist. I decided to create this album as a free give away. The entire encyclopedia, with photos and advertisements I did not include, can be seen through the webarchive via this link.
Artworks there are in larger format then in the album.
Gaston Noury (1866 – 1936) was born in the Norman textile town of Elbeuf, Gaston Noury grew up among Impressionist whispers: his grandfather founded the local museum and welcomed Pissarro, Renoir, Monet, and Degas. From Le Havre’s salt air he carried a lifelong love of light and line. By 1889…
Glen was one of the key illustrators behind the underground fetish comics published by Peerless Sales in New York City during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Between approximately 1958 and 1963, Peerless Sales released more than 250 four-page booklet-style prints. These were short, comic-strip formatted stories centered on mixed…
For this artist there is no info known. He (or she) illustrated the books Painful Pleasures and Invitation to the Dance (1935). The art from Painful Pleasures shows some resemblance to artworks stored in the Anonymous Spanking Gallery, see the album Anonymous Artist (1950) Please log in to view the…
Little is known about Juan del Lapiz, a pseudonym that translates to “John of the Pencil” in Spanish, hinting at the artist’s skill with delicate line work. The artist was active circa 1930, a period when illustrated erotica flourished in Europe, particularly in France. Del Lapiz’s anonymity was likely intentional,…
“If you place two canvases next to each other, you hear a faint conversation between two artists who have never met.” The First Canvas – Paul Klamm The Second Canvas – The Anonymous “Jim” Conceptual Bridge Both artists explore the tension between order and chaos. Klamm forces order into a hard, uncompromising shape, while…
The case of the electromechanical vibrator
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