EROTIC and PIN-UP ART

Japanese artist extraordinaire Sorayama has captivated people the world over or enraged them or staggered them or caused any number of other reactions. He has a big following in the fetish clubs and some of his work is pretty extreme (though not the ones contained in here which will either relieve you or disappoint you as the case may be!). Who else could give a glittering silver robot the appeal of a glamour model? Luis Royo has graced the covers of Heavy Metal magazine and produced some stunning work. Milo Manara is also one of the all-time greats. Click and get in there !

One of the all-time greats of pin-up art whose technique and creativity changed the face of calendars etc forever. Gil began his career in book illustration at the age of eight but this was in the margins of his schoolbooks so it didn’t go down too well! He was born in 1914 in Minnesota and though he looked more like a burly football player than an artist his skill was undeniable. He was the most talented student at the American Academy of Art and after graduation worked his way up to being one of the top pin-up artists of all time. He used a variety of models and was a perfectionist. He died of cancer on 29th February 1980. Since then a number of people have been involved in publishing his works and unless otherwise stated these come from the print collections published or licensed by B&B. These are not to be confused with the 'Limited Editions' published by Daniel Vancas who paints replicas of Elvgren's work (so they are not signed and numbered by Elvgren I'm afraid) . Most of the ones we have here are a similar size so a set of them on the wall looks just great!

Mostly known for his pin-up girls painted in the forties for calendars etc he is now quite a legend in this field. All the more so since one of the greatest modern artists in this genre, Olivia De Berardinis, was inspired by his work. Sadly, he is no longer with us but his amazing talent lives on through his work and here we have collected together prints of some of his best work. Many are the same size so they make great sets when mounted and framed.

Arguably the most amazing pin-up artist around today! I guess it takes a woman to paint women this well! There is a technical excellence here that produces a sensual and erotic feel without ever becoming crass. Her work is a tribute to the female form, never degrading or demeaning it. Her style is a kind of modern-day Alberto Vargas. Indeed, he wrote to her once proclaiming that she now had her own style which nobody can nor dare imitate. There are large portfolios of her fine-art prints around and we stock some of the larger ones and some massive promotional prints but most of these here are long out-of-print calendar plates that have been dry mounted and then mounted with bevel-cut mounts (or matts). Whatever you choose, it's going to look stunning up on the wall !!!