What’s new
The gay life
19th June 2021
Continuing the homoerotic theme of yesterday, today’s new artist is the Russian-born but American-adopted Pavel Tchelitchev, with his tender and sometimes magical gay encounters. You can see them all here.
The mid-century gay scene in Berlin
18th June 2021
Ernst Hildebrand’s drawings of the Berlin gay scene in the 1930s and 40s are a record of a time when homosexuality was banned, but was a regular source of income for male prostitutes, especially pretty (and often malnourished) ones. See his work now here.
Eroticism that relies on the interaction of black and white
17th June 2021
Loïc Dubigeon is widely regarded as one of the masters of erotic drawing of the second half of the twentieth century, and today we have added more than 100 new drawings from his Manuel de Civilité and Soumission. You can see all his powerful work here.
Going down – women’s underparts, soft bits, etc …
16th June 2021
Our friends at Talisman Gallery have found another collection of Lynn Paula Russell's original illustrations for Going Down, which we are delighted to share with you here. What a brilliant and honest illustrator she is!
What the butler saw …
15th June 2021
Good morning all! Back from our seaside holiday much refreshed and generally more optimistic. Today’s new portfolio is an early one from the ever-popular André Collot, his 1927 Les voyeurs, which you can see here. No doubting what was on his mind …
When knickers were new and exciting …
6th June 2021
Two lovely new Hérouard portfolios today for all you lovers of vintage frilly knickers – Their Knickers: How They Wear Them from 1923, and The Jewel Case from 1939. My goodness, Hérouard knew how to tantalise his audience! See them now here.
Safe from the storm?
4th June 2021
A cautionary tale today from Otto Schatz, a dark visual narrative from post-war Vienna mirroring the unsure security of the time as well as some very non-consensual sex. See it here, and be suitably shocked.
A thank you present?
2nd June 2021
A lovely new Otto Schatz portfolio today, Das Besuch (The Visit), probably a 1946 commission from a Russian officer after Schatz’s release from internment camp. Enjoy all the drawings in the series here.
