Mansex

8th January 2023

Time for some male gay sex today, with the Italian artist Lorenzo Ridolfi. A distinctive style, a rather single-minded concentration on idealised intimacy, but very popular in the appropriate circles! See his work now by clicking here.

Help needed with Federico Righi …

7th January 2023

We’re looking for help again ... We’d like to add the Italian artist Federico Righi’s wonderful 1970 portfolio, Ovid’s Ars Amatoria, but don’t have a complete set of the 27 prints. Can any of you wonderful followers help? Please email us if you have any leads – info@honesterotica.com.

The case of the disappearing illustrator

7th January 2023

Who was Renée Ringel, illustrator of two dozen books in the 1940s and 50s? We have found nothing at all about this mystery woman, but today bring you four of her sweet, gently titillating portfolios, all to be seen by clicking here. Can you help solve the enigma?

This strange thing called sex

3rd January 2023

The first new artist of 2023 is the radical Russian cartoonist Mikhail Zlatkovsky, with his witty and acerbic take on the strange ways in which humans participate in sex. See his wonderful work now by clicking here, and the best possible new year to you all!

Not the only one …

28th December 2022

From time to time we hear from an artist manqué who is so pleased and relieved to have found us that they are moved to write and express their gratitude. They’re not the only person in the world who longs for an intelligent and sensitive version of intimacy and eroticism.

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Every which way

27th December 2022

There’s nothing like a bit of self-promotion, and today’s new artist, Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck, was brilliant at it. In 1856 he shocked Paris with his ‘discovery’ of Raimondi’s lost ‘sexual positions’ classical drawings – now you can see them all by clicking here (and may you too live to be 109!).

Ho ho ho!

25th December 2022

Wishing everyone a content and peaceful midwinter holiday, with just the right balance of excitement and relaxation. Thank you all for your continuing support! With love and kisses from Rosie (painting by Kirill Fadeyev, our newest addition).

Hope and glory

23rd December 2022

It feels particularly appropriate to introduce today’s new artist, the talented and creative Ukrainian Kirill Fadeyev, imagining a world of beauty and pleasure. See his work now by clicking here, and share his vision.

A mystery artist – can you help?

16th December 2022

‘Renée Ringel’ is a French artist who illustrated several erotic titles in the 1940s and 50s, including Ovid, Boccaccio and the Claudine novels. It’s clearly the pseudonym of a reasonably talented artist, but beyond that we know nothing ... do you? All leads and ideas gratefully received.

Miniature mistresspieces

16th December 2022

Small is sometimes very beautiful! The exquisite enamels of British artist Geraldine Swayne capture the essence of sensuality and risqué pleasure in suggestive minimalism. See her work now by clicking here – and imagine!