Der Flagellantismus als literarisches Motiv (Flagellantism as a Literary Motif) is a groundbreaking multi-volume work by the German author, occultist, and early sexologist Ernst Schertel (1884–1958). Published in four volumes between 1929 and 1932 by his own Parthenon Verlag in Leipzig, it represents one of…
Ponyplay
Takashi Shima
There is not much known about this illustrator. Takashi Shima, 四馬孝 (who is also often shared as Takashi Shiwa) was a painter who appeared from the November issue of 1954 to the final issue of March 1975 from an Japanese Bondage Magazine. Since my knowledge of…
A.W
For months I have been trying to find info for this artist, I had a few random artworks stored on my computer and I knew I had seen this style before. When doing a new search in my own collection I was able to find…
Ely Costes
Ely Costes is a artist who illustrated French spanking novels in the 1930s. Jéo is probably a pseudonym of the same artist.Books (co) illustrated by this artist: Miss Cravache ou Les Vierges esclaves, 1930 (second edition in 1932) Dressage, 1931 Bagne de Femmes, 1931 (cover was done by Ely Costes, other…
Anonymous Art – FemDom
FemDom art shows the dynamics between a female taking the dominant role, and the male being the submissive one.A dominatrix might be of any sexual orientation, but her orientation does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. The role of a dominatrix may…
Paul Kamm
~ 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,…
Swiss Jim
~ 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…
Hageby
~ 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…