Classic scenes of discipline, OTK spanking, paddles and bare-bottom punishment.
Les Callipyges, ou les Délices de la verge is a classic late-nineteenth-century French flagellation novel. It centres on a small group of fashionable English ladies (the Callipyges) who share both an exceptional physical attribute and an enthusiastic devotion to the birch and the martinet. Under the guidance of experienced schoolmistresses,…
Bisare is an extremely obscure American underground publication issued in Chicago in the early to mid-1940s. Produced by the shadowy imprint Press Esquire, it appeared as a numbered series of small digests, each containing a fresh set of illustrations devoted exclusively to the themes of flagellation, chaining, bondage and spanking….
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, better known as Rojan (1891–1970), was a Russian émigré illustrator who excelled in two seemingly opposite worlds: the gentle, colorful illustrations for children’s books and the sensual, often explicitly erotic art for adults. Born on December 24, 1891, in Mitava (present-day Jelgava, Latvia) in the Russian Empire,…
Kurt Faber (active circa 1929–1932) was a little-known German artist and illustrator from the interwar period. He is primarily remembered for his contributions to erotic and fetishistic works centered on flagellantism (whipping and corporal punishment scenes). His output consists mainly of drawings and especially distinctive photomontages (photomanipulations). His work appeared…
Adolphe Léon Willette (1857 – 1926) was a French painter, illustrator, caricaturist and lithographer who became one of the leading figures of the Belle Époque. Born in Châlons-sur-Marne, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and quickly made a name for himself with his elegant, often satirical drawings…
In 2019, a unique 1920s scrapbook featuring erotic illustrations and spanking scenes sold for $700 at auction. Described as ‘Pinterest before Pinterest,’ it represents a rare piece of early BDSM and fetish history. Initially showcased on the Spanking Art blog, the scrapbook highlights the art of personal curation.