German painter and printmaker Hartmut von Altrock (1931 – 2014) 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, however, he created a parallel and…
François d’Albignac (1903 – 1958) was born in 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 Paris in the 1920s—fashion, parties, the whole…
Gaston Barret (1910 – 1991) entered the world in 1910, stepping into the electric haze of the 1920s, a decade where art pulsed with both promise and shadow. The early 20th century’s bold innovations ripened during his youth, as the 1920s and ’30s saw trailblazing artists rise against a backdrop…
The book Les Batteuses d’Hommes was written by Léopold von Sacher-Masoch and published by Jean Fort. I found two illustrated versions: Please log in to view the full page To view all galleries and artworks please login of register if you are not yet a member of this site. Login -…
Johannes Hendrikus (Joop) Moesman (1909 – 1988) was a Dutch surreal painter, calligrapher, typographer and type designer. Initially he worked as a draftsman at the Dutch Railways. His father, Johannes Anthonius Moesman, was a draftsman, lithographer, stone printer and amateur photographer. The self-taught Moesman visited Galerie Nord, run by the…
The Romance of Chastisement is a Victorian pornographic collection. It explores the theme of flagellation. St George Stock, a probable pseudonym, is credited with The Whippingham Papers. The collection was published by John Camden Hotten in 1866. William Lazenby reprinted it in 1883. Charles Carrington reprinted it again in 1902…