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Erotic Scene - Original Gouache on Silk
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a gouache and China ink original painting on silk, realized probably in the second
Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes. 17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Pre-Columbian Moche Erotic Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This pre-columbian moche erotic vessel depicts two figures engaged in a sexual act, specifically
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Moche Erotic Vessel
Pre-Columbian Moche Erotic Vessel
H 6.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Curiosa Erotic Scene in a Porcelain Nut
Located in Marseille, FR
Object of erotic curiosity "curiosa" 19th century ceramic with polychromy. The nut hinge is broken
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Earthenware

Curiosa Erotic Scene in a Porcelain Nut
Curiosa Erotic Scene in a Porcelain Nut
H 1.78 in W 2.37 in D 1.78 in
Chinese Erotic Pillow Book Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully painted erotic scenes depicting people of the
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Mid-19th Century Qing Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Antique Japanese Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple in Gilt Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
erotic artistic tradition featuring graphic images of sexual activity. The Japanese word shunga means
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood

Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully painted erotic scenes depicting people of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Erotic Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Located in Miami, FL
expression reflects her erotic touch. The Herm is stylized where his upper torso is combined with his hoofs
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case With Erotic Enamel Painting by F. Reznicek
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite cigarette case with Enamel Paing: Hinged silver box with decorated lid, depiction of a young lady situated in her bed in a luxuriously furnished bedroom, Signature 'Reznice...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Enamel Frames and Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

'Courtesan and Young Man at Fuchu' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work is an excellent example of the erotic Shunga prints produced by Utagawa 'Ando
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Lovers of Okazaki' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work is an excellent example of the erotic Shunga prints produced by Utagawa 'Ando
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Nymph - Lithograph by Félicien Rops - Late 19th Century
By Félicien Rops
Located in Roma, IT
Yoris Karl Hussman's placed him at the forefront of the decadent school of the late 19th century. He has
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Indian India South East Asian Erotic Heavy Bronze Kama Sutra Figures Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly erotic, rather fascinating, and somewhat unique large pair of Indian (India
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20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

The Stage - Original Etching by Jules Adolphe Chauvet - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, 1898 in Paris1. It has several major specialties: landscape, architecture but also erotic
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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Pair of Indian Erotic Paintings from a Kama Sutra Series
Located in Dallas, TX
erotic paintings from a kama sutra series. India, Orissa, 17th century. Hand-painted on cloth
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Antique 17th Century Indian Archaistic Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
very little erotic art in Europe until the 17th century, when Dutch artists such as Rembrandt created
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Antique 19th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Erotic Snuff Box
Erotic Snuff Box
H 0.88 in Dm 3.63 in
Chute d'un Ange - Original Etching by Félicien Rops - Late 19th Century
By Félicien Rops
Located in Roma, IT
Yoris Karl Hussman's placed him at the forefront of the decadent school of the late 19th century. He has
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Late 19th Century Symbolist More Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Le Po au Lait - Original Etching by Félicien Rops - Late 19th Century
By Félicien Rops
Located in Roma, IT
Le Pot au Lait is a beautiful and rare engraving of the second half of the XIX century, realized
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Late 19th Century Symbolist More Prints

Materials

Etching

18th or 19th Century Follower of Rubens. Judith and the Head of Holofernes. Oil
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Continental follower of Peter Paul Rubens. Flemish ( b.1577 - d
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
”) The hand-scroll measures H. 28 cm x W. 540 cm (11” x 212”) A set of 12 late 19th century Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Some do not (A) R.B. Kitaj erotic nude drawing of nude blonde with man on bed
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
ill repute who were often subjects of 19th century artists such as Degas. A close friend of fellow
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1970s Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Figurative Expressionist Bold Pop Art Oil Painting Self Portrait Carlo Pittore
By Carlo Pittore
Located in Surfside, FL
occasionally viewed his work as "erotic" rather than objective art. Throughout his life, Pittore was extremely
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th C. French Provincial Watercolor & Collage-Figures in a Pastoral Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine 19th Century, Continental watercolor and textile fabric collage, depicting an erotic figural
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19th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Fabric, Paper, Watercolor

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Entitled "Venus & Cupid" by Jean Sul-Abadie
By Jean Abadie
Located in London, GB
Falguière. Specialising in bronze sculpting in the Art Nouveau style. He made his Salon debut in 1872
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple Making Love
Located in Yonkers, NY
erotic artistic tradition featuring graphic images of sexual activity. The Japanese word shunga means
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood

1870s French Rococo Revival Yellow Blue White Enamel Pottery Wall Art Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century, very large earthenware ceramic sculpture platter or charger, of the French
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Antique 1870s French Rococo Revival Decorative Art

Materials

Enamel

Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love
Located in Yonkers, NY
erotic artistic tradition featuring graphic images of sexual activity. The Japanese word shunga means
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Stretch - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Black and white, Model
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. century, Archival print, Sensual, Monochromatic, Nude, Erotic, Fine art, Semi nude, woman, figurative
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Stretch - Signed limited edition contemporary fine art print, Black white, Sexy
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Towards the end of his life journey, Ian was reviving with his partner two 19th century printing
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Lisa - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black and white photo, Sexy model
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
19th century printing techniques in their studio, Platinum Palladium and Gum Bichromate ( one-of-a-kind
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

Jo-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Nude, Square, Model
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Towards the end of his life journey, Ian was reviving with his partner two 19th century printing
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Hand-painted Erotic Scene Silver Gold and Black Diamonds Cocktail Ring
Located in Paris, IDF
PETALE specializes in art jewelry. Alongside collectible jewelry of 19th-21st century, founder and
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2010s Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Black Diamond, Gold, Silver

Windy Day
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
½ inches Width: 7¾ inches Rare, large sized version of ‘Windy Day’, an erotic bronze figure of a young
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Leda and the Swan
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Missouri, MO
offered artists an acceptable motif for erotic depiction. The French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Autograph Letter Signed by Mino Maccari - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
19th-century French painting. Her Parisian and Roman salons was attended by artists and intellectuals
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Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

A Study on Frederick II of Hohenstaufen - Autograph Postcard - 1936
By Mario Praz
Located in Roma, IT
European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci (Rome, 1885 - Marlia
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1930s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

3 Autographs by Mario Praz about Paul Oppé - 1950s
By Mario Praz
Located in Roma, IT
European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci (Rome, 1885 - Marlia
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1930s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Correspondence by Mario Praz - 1930s
By Mario Praz
Located in Roma, IT
the European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci (Rome, 1885
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1930s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rendez-Vous des Havrais Pour Leur Promenade Dominicale. Le Havre, France 1950s
By Fred Pailhès
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
producing wonderful art throughout his long life. Pailhès is primarily known for his paintings of ports
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Japanese Woodblock Print " The Geisha" by Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) RicJ002
Located in Norton, MA
classicality. Though the increased demand for ukiyo-e during the early 19th century caused some artists to rush
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) #2
Located in Norton, MA
start of the 19th century to his retirement, Eizan was leading artist of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) #1
Located in Norton, MA
start of the 19th century to his retirement, Eizan was leading artist of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Michael David Abstract Expressionist Encaustic Painting Museum Exhibited
By Michael David
Located in Surfside, FL
Art in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. In 1976 David, erotic
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Encaustic, Wax

Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山
Located in Norton, MA
Hokkei. From the start of the 19th century to his retirement, Eizan was leading artist of bijin-ga
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

L'Affûteur
By Félicien Rops
Located in Middletown, NY
others. Best known today for his prints and drawings illustrating erotic and occult literature of the
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Laid Paper

Sleepwalker
Located in Roma, RM
fairy-tale lithographs of the mid 19th century, the painting by the Czech symbolist Maximilián Pirner
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1840s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker
H 90.56 in W 70.87 in
Prêtresse antique (Ancient Priestess)
By Félicien Rops
Located in Middletown, NY
etching and aquatint. He is noted for his drawings depicting erotic and Satanic themes. Rops is
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Nude Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Photogravure, Stencil

Mitate of a Daimyo's Procession Crossing Ryogoku Bridge - Woodblock Print
By Keisai Eisen
Located in Soquel, CA
(prints that were privately issued), erotic prints, and landscapes, including The Sixty-nine Stations of
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Rice Paper, Ink

Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Animals as historically counted in Japan, and appears to include erotic commentary on the traits of people
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Nude Prints

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut

19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French bronze statue of cupid captures the mischievous cherub just after letting his
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Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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A piece of 19th century erotic art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,752, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $184,433.