Joy and longing

18th December 2023

The American Hugh Steers chronicled the period in the 1980s and 90s when newly-found gay freedom was overtaken by the tragedy of AIDS. In paintings suffused with longing, fear and eroticism, Steers captures moments of intense emotion – see them now by clicking here.

Chastisements

16th December 2023

We’re back, with an anonymous 1904 set of illustrations for the notably unwoke (but maybe not so unlikely) Memoirs of Dolly Morton, set in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the earliest spanking narratives, see Dolly now by clicking here.

Ouch!

13th December 2023

You may have noticed the absence of posts for a few days, well … Rosie was taking the heaviest book (just over 25Kg) in the honesterotica collection off a top shelf, Fini’s Petites Filles Modèles, when it fell on her and fractured a rib. Divine justice? Anyway, healing now and back very soon!

How to keep warm

2nd December 2023

To Sweden today, and the stylish robust linocuts to accompany a classic collection of erotic Scandinavian folk tales, created by the uniquely talented artist Svenolov Ehrén. See them all now by clicking here.

Ooh la la!

1st December 2023

Another talented and original French graphic novel illustrator for you today – Emmanuel Murzeau and his versions of Les Aphrodites and L’Académie des Dames. A knowledge of French helps, but is not essential to appreciate his art! See his work now by clicking here.

By the book

25th November 2023

Ex Libris or bookplates are a very popular miniature form of erotic art, with an international following of connoisseur collectors. Today’s new artist, the Belgian Hedwig Pauwels, is a master of the form, and you can see a selection of his work now by clicking here.

Transgressive fantasies

21st November 2023

‘Bernardo Muñoz is truly a great artist, and Déviances is probably the best erotic comic of the last twenty years.’ So writes fellow comic writer Hernàn Migoya, and we agree! See Déviances now by clicking here, and be impressed.

Up yours

20th November 2023

After much work collecting, collating and improving the images, we bring you today the most complete known collection of 1940s klismaphilia, the erotic use of the enema. A niche kink, but a fascinating one! See the whole Hintern Hoch portfolio now by clicking here.

Sweet innocence

17th November 2023

Pierre Louÿs’ short prose narratives and André Dignimont’s sensitive drawings of young women are the perfect partnership for the 1925 limited edition collection Quatorze Images (Fourteen Pictures). You can see all the illustrations now by clicking here.

Erotika

16th November 2023

A 1940s amuse-bouche for you today, an anonymous portfolio of well-executed sexual fantasies, probably by a Czech artist. All the usual encounters, plus a daring threesome – see them all now by clicking here.