George Topfer 1920s French Spanking Drawings

Three erotic artworks by the French artist Georges Topfer, known primarily for his illustrations for flagellation novels published in Paris, late 1910s through to the early 1930s. Topfer's work appeared in over sixty bondage/flagellation novels including Petite Dactylo, Pension Whip, Sous Le Fouet, Miriam, Miss Cravache and Les Esclaves Moderne. His publishers included Orties Blanches, Librairie Franc-Anglaise and Librairie Artistique et Edition Parisienne reunies. Original graphite (pencil) drawings created in Topfer's very fine and detailed style with highlights in ink and white gouache; signed lower right corner. From deep in the archives.

Purchase from a client, however I believe these were once the property of the late Richard Merkin, celebrated artist, teacher, Manhattan dandy, indefatigable collector and author of the influential photo book, Velvet Eden. Original artworks by Topfer are rarely seen! 

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George Topfer 1920s French Spanking Drawings

Three erotic artworks by the French artist Georges Topfer, known primarily for his illustrations for flagellation novels published in Paris, late 1910s through to the early 1930s. Topfer's work appeared in over sixty bondage/flagellation novels including Petite Dactylo, Pension Whip, Sous Le Fouet, Miriam, Miss Cravache and Les Esclaves Moderne. His publishers included Orties Blanches, Librairie Franc-Anglaise and Librairie Artistique et Edition Parisienne reunies. Original graphite (pencil) drawings created in Topfer's very fine and detailed style with highlights in ink and white gouache; signed lower right corner. 

Recently purchase from a client, however I believe these were once the property of the late Richard Merkin, celebrated artist, teacher, Manhattan dandy, indefatigable collector and author of the influential photo book of French photo erotica, Velvet Eden. Original artwork by Topfer is rarely seen! Find the listing in my eBay store.

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ORTIES BLANCHES Flagellation Novels 1917~1939

The Collection des Orties Blanches (White Nettles) story starts in 1917 and continues for 22 years until 1939 when many "libertine" pursuits in Paris came to end due to the impending war, occupation of France. The editor of these illustrated flagellation novels was Jean Fort. The writers, most using pseudonyms, included Doctor Fowler and Sadie Blackeyes (Pierre Dumarchy widely known as Pierre MacOrlan), Florence Fulbert, Rene-Michel Desergy, Jean Claqueret, Jacques d'Icy, Daisy Lennox and numerous others. Illustrators included Jim Black, Louis Malteste, George Topfer (click here to see three original artworks by Topfer in my eBay store), Leon Pierre, Dagy (Daniel Girard), Fontana (Leo Fontan), Carlo, J-X. Dumoulin and Herick (actually Herric; real name Cheri Herouard).

Story lines were basically the same throughout: female domination of men and women, bondage, humiliation, fetishism, spanking, corporeal punishment, sado-masochism, flogging and "birching". More information here on the bibliographic website dedicated to erotic books and curiosa.

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