Naked in the wild

25th October 2022

It’s very sad that naked has become taboo, and glimpses of ‘forbidden’ body parts the province of porn. Today’s new artist, Susannah Martin, puts the joyful, inquisitive naked body back in its natural environment, where it belongs. See her work now by clicking here.

Oh la la

24th October 2022

Joseph Hémard was the best known French book illustrator of the 1920s and 30s, a prolific and talented artist with an eye for visual wit, a keen social and political awareness – and liked drawing women in deshabille. See his colourful pochoir prints now by clicking here.

Dark suburban fantasies

23rd October 2022

In Jans Muskee’s ultrarealistic pastel drawings the neat world of family life in Ikea homes clashes with undercurrents of sexual fantasy and desire. He draws what so many imagine but dare not … See his remarkable work now by clicking here.

The flowers of evil

21st October 2022

The delicate watercolours and drawings of Ukrainian artist Nikolay Tolmachev are simple yet oddly disquieting, often using sexual metaphors to draw attention to the transience of beauty and fragility of sensuality. See his powerful work now by clicking here.

These young doctors …

20th October 2022

Another of those sets of French medical students’ rude songbook illustrations today, this from 1950 and the reclusive artist Raoul-Roger Ballet. Only a bit rude, but quite fun. See them now by clicking here.

Dreaming on

19th October 2022

Continuing our celebration of black history week, we bring you Henry Speller, artist and blues guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, with his colourful fantasies of unattainable women. See his unmistakable work now by clicking here.

The reality of flesh

18th October 2022

Something very special and a bit different today, the powerful work of the British artist Jenny Saville, whose 1992 painting Propped is the most expensive painting by a living women artist ever sold. Just £9.5 million! Is it erotic? It’s most definitely honest. See her work now by clicking here.

A fine slip of a girl

17th October 2022

It’s always a pleasure to add a new Paul-Émile Bécat portfolio to the site, and so today we bring you his 1959 plates for The Beautiful Alsace Girl, a rollicking eighteenth century romance with just enough naked flesh – click here to see them.

Bawdy or what?

15th October 2022

A colourfully-illustrated collection of bawdy French songs from 1970 for you today; these Chansons de Salles de Garde (Duty-room Songs) have been popular among young (yes, mostly male) hospital interns for many decades. Enjoy them now by clicking here.

Totally naked

14th October 2022

Caroline Westerhout’s painting Totally Naked includes the words ‘This is not about sex! I repeat not!’, emphasising that the naked body is so much more than sexy eroticism; hers is a way relating to nakedness as a far deeper experience. See her work now by clicking here.