Leo Fontan
4 albums/53 artworks – Léo Fontan (1884 – 1965) was a versatile French painter, illustrator, and decorative artist whose elegant Art Deco style brought him recognition in mainstream circles, while under the pseudonym Fontana he created some of the most refined and sought-after vintage BDSM and spanking illustrations of the 1930s. Born on 23 September 1884 in Donchery (Ardennes), France, Fontan studied at the art academy in Tours before continuing his training in Paris under prominent masters such as Luc-Olivier Merson, Léon Bonnat, and Fernand Cormon. He established himself in Paris as a painter of portraits, genre scenes, interiors, and decorative works. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français (of which he was a member) and the Salon…
