Cover of Verve, 1937 ~ Henri Matisse

Documents Decoratifs by Alphonse Mucha. (1902)

Absinthe Robette by Henri Privat-Livemont. (1896)

Blonde on a Ladder ~ RUDY GARCIA (American, 20th Century), 1990 Acrylic on board. via

Pin-Up in a Quandary ~ PETER DRIBEN (American, 1902-1968) Acrylic on board.  via

jahsonic:

A demon firing an arrow into the ass of a merman, from the Rutland Psalter.

Found via Colin Dickey[1] in a review of Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art by Michael Camille.

See erotic marginalia, a subset of medieval erotica

An orang outan abducting a woman ~ J.W. Buel, 1889 book Sea and Land via

Fabled mermaid and merman ~ J.W. Buel, 1889 book Sea and Land via

La Muse ~ Henri-Theodore Fantin-Latour, lithograph printed in black ink on chine appliqué (china paper mounted on white wove paper). 1886

World Without End ~ Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) One of three separate paintings and costume designs created by Vargas for the science fiction film, “World Without End” (Allied Artists, 1956) (c.1956) via

Red ~ Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) early 1940s original illustration, likely that of Hollywood actress Ann Sheridan.  (c.mid-1940s). via

Toby Wing ~ Cardwell S. Higgins (1902-1983) Reel Movie Fun cover, November, 1930. Pastel on board.  via