Paul Prött (c. 1880–1945), a German artist, transformed personal tragedy into a powerful voice in Weimar erotica. His works, influenced by his WWI experiences, melded commercial design with BDSM themes. Prött’s stark black-and-white pieces, featuring raw power dynamics, anticipated later kink aesthetics, making his originals highly sought after. Continue reading Paul Prött
Gaston Smit (active 1919–1933), alias Georges Topfer and James Barclay, is a mysterious French illustrator of interwar flagellation erotica. Likely one artist, he produced over 100 theatrical, sadomasochistic illustrations for clandestine Parisian publishers, blending Victorian tales with vivid, discreetly distributed visuals. Continue reading Gaston Smit
Let’s go on a journey through six provocative prints by John Smith (1652–1743), a renowned English mezzotint engraver who left a legacy of intricate prints that blend satire, sexuality, and power dynamics. Known for reproducing works by masters like Rubens and creating original pieces, Smith’s art from the late 17th and early 18th centuries subtly echoes modern BDSM themes: dominance and submission (D/s), bondage, sadomasochism … Continue reading BDSM Themes in Early Modern Mezzotints
The term “cuckold” might sound like a relic of a bygone era, but its legacy lingers in art, literature, and even modern slang. Historically, a cuckold was a man whose wife was unfaithful, often mocked with the symbolic imagery of horns sprouting from his head. From Renaissance theater to 18th-century sketches, cuckoldry has been a source of satire, comedy, and cultural fascination. But where did … Continue reading Cuckold
Some gems are truly rare. Like this photo, the image depicts a scene described as “Sadomasochism,” specifically involving a woman making a man drink from a chamber pot. It is a black-and-white photograph, categorized under themes such as domination, humiliation, and sexuality. The explicit nature of the content suggests it may be part of a collection exploring fetishism or historical representations of sadomasochistic themes.It was … Continue reading The Chamber Pot Slave
Victorian Discipline in Photography: Power and Performance. Unknown photographer and models. The style suggests late 19th to early 20th century, consistent with early erotic or disciplinary photography. Such images were often produced by anonymous studios or for private clients, not widely indexed in public searches unless part of a specialized archive. The classroom setting, Victorian-era clothing (long gown with puffed sleeves for the woman, formal … Continue reading Victorian Discipline
Amateur drawing from the pre-war collection of the Viennese Institute for Sexual Research. The collection of this institute (and the older institute in Berlin founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld) was destroyed during WWII German textDienst auf dem WC: Während die Herrin ihr Bedürfnis verrichtet, liegt der Sklave ausgestreckt auf dem Boden. Ist die Herrin fertig, so erhebt sie sich, macht einige Schritte vorwärts und beugt … Continue reading Amateur Fantasy Drawing
The story Venus in Furs (originally Venus im Pelz) is a tale that quickens the heart of many FemDom enthusiasts. The book was written by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and is his most famous work. The story is part of a series titled Das Vermächtniß Kains (The Legacy of Cain). Venus in Furs was included in Love, the first part of this series, published in 1870.Various … Continue reading Venus in Fur
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky (1891–1970), who signed his erotic work simply as Rojan, fled Bolshevik Russia to become one of the 1930s Paris underground’s most prolific fetish illustrators. With a bold, almost cartoonish line and saturated gouache hues, he turned flagellation, petticoat discipline, and nursery domination into playful, high-society satire. A rosy bottom is the only honest blush left in modern Paris Rojan, caption beneath a … Continue reading Feodor Stepanovich “Rojan” Rojankovsky
Dresseuses d’Hommes: Dialogues Intimes by Florence Fulbert was published in 1931 by Jean Fort’s Collection des Orties Blanches in Paris, a series known for specializing in erotic literature, particularly focusing on flagellation and female domination themes. Published during the interwar period in France, Dresseuses d’Hommes reflects the underground erotic literature culture of the time, which often pushed boundaries of social norms under the guise of … Continue reading Dresseuses D’Hommes
