Sensual illustrations capturing desire, nudity, fantasy and sexual tension.
Jaroslav Štika (1906 – 1940) was a Czech painter and illustrator celebrated for his provocative contributions to early 20th-century erotic art. After studying at Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts under Jakub Obrovský and refining his craft at Rome’s Accademia di Belle Arti, Štika developed a distinctive academic style marked by…
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 France. Del Lapiz’s anonymity was likely intentional,…
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…