Dark vintage erotica: twisted, mysterious and often disturbing fetish drawings.
“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.
~ 1880 – 1959 Edouard Chimot was a French artist, illustrator and editor whose career reached its peak in the 1920s in Paris, through the publication of fine quality art-printed books. As artist his own work occupies a characteristic place, but as editor also his role was…
Mahlon Blaine (1894-1969) was an illustrator known for his fantasy artwork, though his life is surrounded by myths, including questionable claims of combat in WWI. A childhood accident left him partially blind, influencing his unique perspective. His documented injuries raise doubts about his war hero persona, with limited biographical accuracy available.
~ First published in 1899 The book Le Jardin des supplices (Garden of Torture) is a novel written by the French journalist, novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau, and was first published in 1899 during the Dreyfus affair. The novel is dedicated: “To the priests, the…
~ 1891 – 1976 Max Ernst was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and surrealism. He had no formal artistic training, but his…
~ Date of birth unknown Helmuth Stockmann was a draftsman, caricaturist and illustrator. He illustrated numerous books in the twenties, including new editions by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Diderot, also many erotic (and some at that time controversial and forbidden) works. His works were featured in…
For years I had one page dedicated to ‘Lany-R and Sao-Chang’ I wasn’t sure if they were two separate artists. Recently I discovered some books that showed only Sao-Chang’s name as artists so I decided to create two pages. To view Lany-R go here. The…
Félicien Rops (1833–1898), Belgian etcher and printmaker, fused eroticism, Satanism, and macabre themes. His works portray seductive femmes fatales dominating men through lust and cruelty, featuring women in bondage, crucifixion scenes, subtle femdom power play, and blasphemous rituals that blend pain, pleasure, submission, and taboo, pioneering dark, fetishistic erotic art.