Classic illustrations of female dominance, male submission and powerful women in control.
~ 1891 – After 1935 Born in Berlin, Germany, he was a visionary illustrator and artist whose provocative works captured the underground allure of FemDom and BDSM themes during the Weimar era. Also known by his birth name Paul Klamm and the enigmatic pseudonym  C. Soulier, Kamm’s oeuvre,…
~ 1918 – 1964 Pseudonym for a Swiss/French Artist, referred to as ‘Swiss Jim’ (so this artist might not be confused with the other ‘German’ Jim)He also used the pseudonym Gil. There is nearly nothing known for this artist, a collector knew he was originally…
~ Date of birth unknown Charles Hirlemann was a French artist who signed his works C. Ch Hirlemann or, sometimes identified as “G. Hirlemann” in some library catalogs, but it is a mistake (the Ch was mistaken for a G). The book The Case of…
~ 1880 – Date of death unknown Richard Hegemann was born in 1880 in Erfurt. He studied in Berlin and Paris and worked in Berlin. He would use pseudonyms such as A. Hegener and P. Rollmann, or sign with just the initials R.H.) and did…
~ Date of birth unknown I was unable to find out anything at all about the artist Hageby other then the fact he (or she?) illustrated the book Au Royame du Fouet (ou Les Maîtresses impitoyables: grand roman de moeurs Masochistes) published in 1937 and…
~ Date of birth unknown There is not much I was able to find about this artist signing his work with the name Gregor, other then the fact that in the 1950s, the 16 numbered pictures of Gregor’s Bizarre Honeymoon were sold by mail order…
The artist in question remains largely unknown, with works from the 1940s and 1950s often confused with those of ‘Swiss Jim.’ Unique art styles differ, particularly Jim’s technique of overlaying photos. Publications related to the artist are scarce, leading to organization by subjects rather than chronology, except for one notable book.
~ 1902 – 1964 Gerhard Georg August Gagelmann was the quintessential Weimar illustrator: sharp, confident, and always in demand. Gert Gagelmann graduated with distinction from Berlin’s Reimann School in 1921, the same year his work first appeared in Der Brummer. In September 1924, at age…