Erotic Art History РAchille Dev̩ria
So lets start off the first day of February with our first look back at erotic artists. From the large list I’ve accumulated I decided to pick Achille Devéria. He was a French artist from back in the early 19th century (1800 – 1857) who’s art consisted mostly of lithographs and water colour paintings. During his life, Achille’s would gain success through his illustrations and lithographs, having them printed up in romantic novels, note books and albums. It’s also mentioned that he would paint portraits of other famous writers and artists. Writers like Victor Hugo, Sir Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas where all painted in his Paris studio.
In 1949 he the director of the Bibliothèque Nationale’s department of engravings and assistant curator in the Louvre’s Egyptian department.
In 1857, Achille passed away, it is said that he spent the last of his days in touring and Egypt drawing pictures.
During all my research, it’s never mentioned as to why he draw the erotic arts that he did. Where they caricatures? Did some one commission them from him?
In 1835 he released a collection of pictures called “Diablolico Foutro Manie”. These images depicted women and demons having sex or being seduced.
With this being my first dive in to erotic art history, I’m happily surprised at the smut that was done back then. It’s seems fun, exotic and there even seems to be some anthro in there too! Exactly the kinds of things that I try to put in to my art. I hope that with the next artist I find the more of the same.
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February 2nd, 2012 at 7:51 am
Very interesting 😮
Also, interesting to note that long dick envy and its general exaggeration of length existed before too 😛
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 pm
You know, I never really thought of that. What an interesting observation.
February 2nd, 2012 at 9:33 am
This is cool stuff! Not only do we get a slight history lesson, but decent smut to boot! If only my history class was this entertaining.
One has to wonder though: if someone commissioned a smut piece from this artist, would they hang it on their wall like other art or keep it stashed away for their eyes only?
Venus was depicted a lot of the time in the nude, yet it would hang on an art museum’s wall for all to see. So, hypothetically, if an ‘original’ of one of these pictures were found would it find a place in an art museum for all to see or sit in a storage room never to see the light of day?
Of course, there may be an art gallery for just this sort of thing somewhere in the world. I’m just too lazy to look…. 🙂
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 pm
I know right! Some of these old smutty pics are pretty good. ^_^
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:27 am
This appears to be before panties were invented.
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Easy access baby… once you get past all the petty coats. ^_^