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.
Max Ernst (1891 – 1976) 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 experimental attitude toward the making of…
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 the war leaflets (published by P. Cassirer), among others. published…
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 artist Sao-Chang also co-illustrated together…
Félicien Joseph Victor Rops (1833 – 1898) was a Belgian artist, celebrated above all as a master printmaker specializing in etching and aquatint. He is renowned for his provocative drawings that fuse intense eroticism with Satanic and macabre themes. Rops also holds historical importance as a pioneer in Belgian comics….
Bruno Schulz (1892 – 1942) was born in Drohobycz (now Drogobych, Ukraine), a small town in Galicia, into a Jewish family. The area was then part of the Austrian Empire. His father run a clothing shop, but left it to the care of his wife due to his poor health….