Beautiful vintage illustrations of rope, restraints, captivity and elegant helplessness.
First of all I would like to wish all visitors and fans of this site a very nice Christmas, enjoy your holiday and quality time with family and friends. At the end of the year I am taking it a bit slower, so don’t expect many updates these coming weeks…
“Die Weiberherrschaft in der Geschichte der Menschheit” is a visual cultural-historical work by Alfred Kind and Eduard Fuchs, focusing on female dominance throughout history. The richly illustrated volumes showcase erotic art and motifs like power dynamics and fetishism, providing a fascinating glimpse into cultural perceptions of female authority.
There is not much known about this illustrator. Takashi Shima, 四馬孝 (who is also often shared as Takashi Shiwa) was a painter who appeared from the November issue of 1954 to the final issue of March 1975 from an Japanese Bondage Magazine. Since my knowledge of this language is below zero…
Jean Boullet (1921 – 1970) was a painter, designer, illustrator, film critic and French author. He began painting in 1942, mainly portraits and became known as a designer and illustrator in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés immediate post-war. Fundamental, anticlerical, enemy of established orders and personally launched in a frantic quest for the…
Nothing is known about this artist who illustrated for the comic The Strap Returns around 1950/1955.This was a comic sold by Eric Stanton through his Stanton Archives. Originally they were sold through Mutrix and Irving Klaw. Please log in to view the full page To view all galleries and artworks…