The Art Deco nude and its legacy

19th February 2022

Erté, ‘The father of Art Deco’, is today’s new artist, and you can see his work by clicking here. To what extent he can be considered within the definition of erotic we leave to you to decide; his work has certainly been a turn-on for many over the years!

Pornography or art – the eternal debate

18th February 2022

Today’s new artist is the Spanish Surrealist Jorge Castillo, and his 1972 exploration of the elements of porn in his Pornographisme portfolio. Well worth spending time with. See his work now by clicking here. Enjoy!

A Paris gallery with a novel approach to ‘difficult art’

17th February 2022

As anyone who knows Paris well will be aware, it probably has more art galleries per square kilometre than any other city in the world. So it is a brave individual who chooses to establish something new and different in ‘the city of light’. This, however, is exactly what art lover and… read more

A complex gay pioneer

16th February 2022

Jean Boullet was a man ahead of his time. Openly gay, leather-clad, with a taste for the bizarre and gothic, he would not be out of place in one of Paris’s gay bars today. He proclaimed himself ‘an artist of male beauty’, and you can see his work now by clicking here.

Cherchez les femmes …

9th February 2022

We’re now just two weeks from the deadline for you telling us all about the qualities of erotic art that you find particularly appealing, and we’ve had some fascinating responses. But ... so far nothing from our wonderful (but silent) women followers. We can’t believe you don’t have important and useful things to say about your response to erotic illustrations. So get those brains whirring and fingers tapping. Click here for more details, and write to us today at info@honesterotica.com. We can’t wait!

150 years old, but very modern!

8th February 2022

Albert Hendschel was Germany’s best-known illustrator for half a century from 1870, but not many knew about his erotic output. What little of it has survived is now on the website here – it includes a happy foursome, and a number of dildos and strap-ons.

Décor with an erotic twist …

7th February 2022

Best known as one of the great masters of the Art Nouveau poster, we have great pleasure today in bringing you Henri Privat-Livemont’s more explicitly erotic side, including the most amazing genitally-themed boudoir decorations. See his work now by clicking here.

Nineteenth-century Parisian frissons

5th February 2022

Back to the nineteenth century today, with some rather suggestif engravings from Paul Gavarni, probably the best known and popular Parisian illustrator of his time. Relatively innocent maybe, but consent not very high on the agenda … See his work now by clicking here.

A fabulous erotic cabaret comes to town!

4th February 2022

A talented painter with an instantly-recognisable realist style and attention to detail, today’s new artist is David Delamare and his wonderful fantasy cabaret portfolio Animerotics. Remarkable art from an original imagination! See the whole set now by clicking here.

Freeing the Swiss imagination

3rd February 2022

Many ‘conventional’ illustrators had to keep their erotic output secret in order to maintain their livelihood; none more so than today’s artist, the Swiss Marcel Vidoudez, whose stash of watercolours was found after his death. Now we can share them here.