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Erotic Art 1969
SKU: EXP 12/26 VThe catalog for The 2nd International Exhibition of Erotic Art curated by psychologists Eberhard and Phyllis Kronhausen featured a vast, diverse, and international collection. It combined avant-garde Western contemporary art with historical and traditional erotic art from various global cultures.
Key artists and categories included in the collection:
Modern & Western Avant-Garde Artists:
• Melle (Melle Oldeboerrigter): The Dutch surrealist painter renowned for his detailed, visionary artworks packed with phallic and erotic imagery.
• Hans Bellmer: The German-French surrealist famous for his anatomically distorted, provocative doll sculptures and engravings.
• Leonor Fini: The influential Argentine-Italian surrealist artist known for her powerful, sensual, and theatrical depictions of female sexuality.
• André Masson: The French surrealist whose automatic drawings and paintings frequently explored explicit, mythological, and erotic themes.
• Jules Pascin: The expressionist artist celebrated for his delicate, intimate, and moody drawings of female nudes.
• Tomi Ungerer: The famous illustrator who, alongside children's books, created sharp, satirical, and bondage-themed erotic art.
Traditional & Non-Western Erotic Art:
• Japanese Shunga: Highly explicit traditional woodblock prints from the Edo period created by legendary ukiyo-e masters.
• Indian & Tibetan Art: Sculptures, miniatures, and paintings inspired by tantric traditions, temple carvings, and the Kamasutra.
• Chinese Scroll Paintings: Antique miniatures and silk scrolls depicting intimate domestic scenes.
• Western Historical Prints: Anonymous European (mostly French and Italian) erotic etchings and engravings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.