1 albums/22 artworks – Liliane Gourari (or Lilian Gourari) was a French artist who illustrated erotic BDSM novels such as Justine, ou Les Infortunes de la Vertu, published in 1947 by Éditions du Globe, Paris, written by Marquis de Sade).These illustrations, only a few of which are spanking art, date from 1945 according to the signature.
Max Bruning’s (1887 – 1968) art dealt almost entirely with the many elements of eroticism. During the 1920’s his watercolours were reproduced as ‘naughty’ postcards and imagery for advertising. He dedicated his more serious talents, however, to the creation of original etchings and drypoint engravings, some of which were finished…
A few days ago I stumbled across a coloured artwork that felt oddly familiar. It turned out to be a coloured remake of an original piece by Wighead, and the subtle alterations opened a whole new layer of meaning. The Original Sketch – Wighead’s Curvy Model The Coloured Remake –…
Edgard Tytgat (1879 – 1957) was a Belgium expressionist painter, cover artist and engraver. He combined expressionism with a poetic, sometimes dreamy style. Tytgat spent his youth in Bruges, until the family moved to Brussels in 1888. After a failed attempt to become a clock-maker, he attended the Brussels Fine…
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, better known as Rojan (1891–1970), was a Russian émigré illustrator who excelled in two seemingly opposite worlds: the gentle, colorful illustrations for children’s books and the sensual, often explicitly erotic art for adults. Born on December 24, 1891, in Mitava (present-day Jelgava, Latvia) in the Russian Empire,…
Pierre Noël (1903 – 1981) was born into a world of brass buttons and rigid honor. His paternal grandfather had been a naval officer; his maternal grandfather, a cavalry general. The family—monarchist, devoutly Catholic, and steeped in tradition—valued art but kept it on a short leash. Young Pierre attended strict…
