Classic illustrations of female dominance, male submission and powerful women in control.
Otto Rudolf Schatz, born in Vienna, was a significant artist known for his book illustrations, graphic art, and painting from 1900 to 1961. After studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule, he worked various jobs before focusing on freelance art. Notably, he created erotic art with BDSM themes alongside prolific book illustrations and graphics.
~ 1880–1945 Paul Prött was a German artist and illustrator born in Hagen, Germany, who became known for his evocative works in painting, etching, and drawing. He studied art in Munich before settling in Cologne (Köln) around 1912, where he spent much of his career…
Gaston Noury (1866-1936), born in Elbeuf, had a unique artistic journey marked by Impressionist influences and a dual life. While celebrated for vibrant posters and illustrations in Paris, he secretly published BDSM-themed works from 1904-1925, blending pain and pleasure in his art. He died in Le Havre, leaving behind a complex legacy.
Louis-Georges Mouton (1862-1924) was an orientalist painter trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, known for his vibrant depictions of Algerian life. While earning acclaim for sunlit canvases, he secretly created intimate drawings of restrained women, illustrating themes of discipline. His private works, distributed discreetly, remained hidden posthumously.
~ ca 1920 ~ Bernard Montorgueil was the pseudonym of a French artist and writer known for BDSM and spanking-themed short stories and illustrations, created in the 1920s and 1930s. While little is known about the artist’s identity or the initial circulation of their work,…
~ 1895 – 1961 Born in 1895 to an unwed seamstress in Leipzig’s smoky industrial haze, Gerhard Windisch learned early that every line must pay its rent. By day he drafted posters, sketched cityscapes, and photographed the Neue Sachlichkeit streets for municipal brochures. At night,…
~ Date of birth unknown ~ Sadie Maso (sometimes spelled Sadie Mazo) remains one of the most fascinating figures in the underground world of 1930s–1950s French erotic illustration. Sadie was a pseudonym, likely belonging to a man (though I’d love it if a real femme…
~ 1889 -1939 Luc Lafnet was born in 1889 in Liege, he died in 1939 in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine). Luc Lafnet was a painter, printmaker and illustrator in France. He lived in Paris from 1923 till 1939, his works approached the abstract art. He used the…