Feb 1 2012

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.

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