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.
René Lelong (c. 1871–1933) taught at the Académie Julian, exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, and painted sunlit élégantes for the covers of Femina and L’Illustration. His posters promised perfume and promenades; his brush traced parasols and parasail skirts with the soft precision of a society portraitist.In 1899, under…
Fritz Erler (1868 – 1940) was a versatile German painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and designer whose work left a distinctive mark on the transition from late 19th-century academic art to the flowing elegance of Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau).Born in Frankenstein, Silesia (now Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland), Erler trained at the Royal…
Roger Jadot was a Belgian artist based in Brussels. In the 1950s, he created numerous sadomasochistic artworks, often with a strong emphasis on fetish and erotic themes. Much of his oeuvre remains unknown and unpublished. Under various pseudonyms, including Sérajat and most likely Joe Fifties, he illustrated for English and…
James Alfred Meese (1917 – 1971) was an American illustrator best known for his dramatic paperback cover art during the 1950s and 1960s. Little is publicly documented about his early life, formal education, or personal background, biographical sources consistently note the scarcity of information beyond his professional output. Meese’s career…
Attila Sassy (1880 – 1967) also known under the pseudonym Aiglon, was a versatile Hungarian painter, graphic artist, and illustrator whose work bridges Art Nouveau, Symbolism, and early 20th-century erotic art. Born in Miskolc and active mainly in Budapest, he studied in Paris and Munich, absorbing influences from artists like…
Maurice Milliere (1871 – 1946) was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator, born in Le Havre to upper working class parents; his father was a merchant’s clerk. His early artistic interests are not known, but he completed his secondary education at the Ecole De Beaux Arts in Le Havre before…