Small is beautiful

27th August 2025

Today’s new portfolio is by that prolific artist Anon, a collection of Swiss erotic miniatures painted in gouache on ivory in around 1800. Each of these tiny paintings is just 5cm in diameter, but the level of explicit detail is remarkable. See them all now by clicking here.

L’amour des femmes

25th August 2025

Paul Verlaine’s Chansons pour Elle and Odes en son Honneur are among his most explicit poems about women, and Paul-Émile Becat’s 1954 illustrations to accompany them are the most accomplished of his later work. We have just added this important portfolio, and you can see them all now by clicking here.

French frolics

20th August 2025

A new portfolio today from Henriette Bellair, a woman whose erotic illustrations adorned several risqué classics in mid-century. These are for Nerciat’s Félicia, the eponymous heroine being a libertine young woman who is primarily focused on pleasure. See the whole portfolio now by clicking here.

Player men

13th August 2025

Today’s new artist is Stephen Player, best known for his fantasy illustrations including his version of the Discworld map, but he is also a brilliant, imaginative and versatile creator of homoerotic art. See a great collection of his Playermen now by clicking here.

Alles verboten!

11th August 2025

An honesterotica exclusive! Presenting, here only, Klaus Lelek’s latest graphic novel about a trio of naturist swingers navigating one of the German countryside’s only remaining nudist lakes, only to find that almost everything is forbidden. See A Lake with Deep Abysses and Wetlands now by clicking here.

From Russia with love

9th August 2025

Who would think that life in Russia would involve so much colourful naked enjoyment? Welcome to today’s new artist, Vera Donskaya-Khilko from St Petersburg, with wrestling, coupling, parties, and cosy wintertime bathhouse evenings. See Vera’s work now by clicking here.

Bécat encore!

7th August 2025

A treat today for all you lovers of Paul-Émile Bécat’s trademark illustration – his 1946 work for Nerciat’s Doctorat Impromptu, for which click here, and L’Apprentissage Amoureux from 1959, for which click here, an all-too-typical take on artist–model relationships. Enjoy!

The way of all flesh

5th August 2025

Today’s new artist is the self-taught English painter John DuPret, with his trademark realist images of naked bodies, often involved in spanking and other kink activities. You can tell he enjoys his work! See John’s paintings now by clicking here.

Calling all erotic artists …

29th July 2025

Now that honesterotica is so well-established, we regularly receive requests from artists to include them and their work. We always welcome this, though our bar for inclusion is necessarily quite high. So if you are an artist or illustrator producing great erotic art, do get in touch at info@honesterotica.com, keeping in mind the following:

  • your art must be original and not primarily derivative or AI-generated.
  • you need to have developed your own style, subject matter and themes, and to have produced a decent portfolio of work, probably at least 40–50 pieces.
  • you will probably have been exhibited and/or published.
  • you will probably already have your own website and/or online presence.

Remember that we always include links to your existing online resources, and that honesterotica is 100% non-commercial; we do not charge for inclusion or receive any financial benefit ourselves. Our sole purpose is to offer a rare free showcase for great erotic art.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

To be perfectly Candide

28th July 2025

Today we bring you the 1957 Albert Dubout illustrations for Voltaire’s Candide. From the frontispiece of the beautiful Cunégond, through the Madrid earthquake and the jungle of South America, to memorable scenes of dismembering and buttock-eating, see them all now by clicking here.