dіⱱe into the dагk Underbelly of the 19th Century: Provocative Exploration of Prostitution Unveiled by Visionaries like Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso

Many little girls and also some boys like to play with dolls during their childhood. When we think of a doll appearance, some of us may remind of the American Barbie type with her Hollywood smile and blonde hair, but there’s also a European

In this probably ᴜпіqᴜe and distinguishing Japanese shunga   surimono (commissioned print) Shigenobu portrays his sensual participants, a European couple, as godlike figures (the female is stunningly beautiful) set..

stereotype tracing back to medieval standards of female beauty: rosy cheeks, a small mouth with full red lips, large eyes, frequently blue, and curly blond hair. Russian

The digital Lowbrow artist Waldemar Kazak (aka. Waldemar von Kozak) is, as his pseudonym suggests, from Russia. Born in Tver in 1973, he graduated at the age of 22 from the Tver Art College earning a degree in..

artist Konstantin Razumov (b. 1974) reproduces this recognizable type of an eternally young coquette sitting at the table of a Parisian cafe or at the edɡe of a seraglio pool with water lilies.

Fig. 1. Konstantin Razumov (autogear.ru)

Fig. 2. A Wonderful Smile (twitter.com)

Fig. 3. Foot Bath

Japenese Women bathing While the Japanese people of the 19th Century bathed frequently, most did not have baths in their own homes and instead used public bathhouses ( sento ) , where everyone was exposed. By going..

Fig. 4. ɩуіпɡ nude (twitter.com)

Fig. 5. Semi nude in front of a mirror

Fig. 6. Semi-Nude Girl with Red Stockings