The scene is instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with 1930s Parisian livres galants. A corseted dominatrix stands like a dark Venus, one hand raised with a whip, the other resting on a curtain that frames her like a proscenium. At her feet: a kneeling man,…
~ 1890 – 1945 Georg Scholz was a German painter, member of the New Objectivity movement. Scholz was born in Wolfenbüttel and had his artistic training at the Karlsruhe Academy, where his teachers included Hans Thoma and Wilhelm Trübner. He later studied in Berlin under Lovis Corinth. In…
~ unknown For this artist I was unable to find out anything other than the fact that he signed a portfolio titled La Nuit de Clodia, dated 1927. I could not find other artworks or information connected to this name. 1 album/6 artworksLatest Update: May…
For years, I’ve been chasing answers about the enigmatic Bernard Montorgueil, and one puzzle keeps me up at night: the variations in his artwork. Most fans know his four manuscripts, published in 1970 by Editions Dominique Leroy in limited editions for the Netherlands and later…
~ unknown 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…
First of all I like to wish everyone Happy Easter. I have a few updates to inform you about and to celebrate this Easter I created a free gallery and am offering a special discount on two subscriptions.
~ 1931 – 2014 German painter and printmaker Hartmut von Altrock, born in Breslau and later based in Berlin and the French Auvergne, is best known to the wider art world for his delicate cityscapes, intimate interiors, and flower still-lifes.Under the pseudonym Max von Strauch,…
~ 1903 – 1958 François d’Albignac was born in 1903 to a well-off French family. From 1921 to 1925, he studied at Paris’s School of Decorative Arts under Pierre Seguin, picking up awards for his drawings and watercolors. His early work captured the glamour of…