Otto Rudolf Schatz

ByKaren Posted on Updated on Art Gallery

~ 1900 - 1961

Otto Rudolf Schatz was born in Vienna, Austria, and became a notable book illustrator, graphic artist, and painter who occupies an important place in European art of the first half of the twentieth century. From 1915 to 1918 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, where his teachers included Oskar Strnad and Anton von Kenner. After completing his military service in 1918, Schatz briefly returned to the Kunstgewerbeschule but left after three months. He then took on a variety of jobs—working as a gardener, a house painter, and a draftsman for a factory—before deciding to pursue a career as a freelance artist.

During the 1920s and 1930s Schatz illustrated numerous books and contributed graphics to several Social‑Democratic newspapers and publishing houses. In addition to his prolific output of woodcuts, he produced watercolours and oil paintings, and he executed frescoes and mosaics on various buildings. Although many sources overlook this aspect of his work, Schatz also created a substantial body of erotic art that explored BDSM themes; his watercolours often depict scenes of bondage and spanking, and the black‑and‑white abstract pieces in my collection (also woodcuts) carry a distinctly strong BDSM vibe.

Known titles and storylines featured in gallery below

  • Badefreunde (1947)

  • 'Caught' Storyline (ca 1950)

  • 'She Spanks' (ca 1950)

  • Extremes Vergnügen (1954)

  • Mauvais résultats (1954)

  • 'Bishop and Devil' (1955)

The other albums are subject related, sometimes a storyline but without finding a known title.

18 albums/199 artworks
Latest Update: June 11, 2026 -> New album She Spanks added (9 artworks)

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