We’re taking it back to the early twentieth century for this week’s edition of Drawn To You! Long before Etienne and Tom of Finland churned out their explicitly erotic artwork, George Quaintance (1902-1957) was getting pretty damn homoerotic himself.
As Taschen points out, this was a time before “Stonewall, the sexual revolution, gay rights and the AIDS crisis”, in an era where his painting weren’t really able to include depictions of penises. As a result, Quaintance’s pieces take on a more playful and romantic tone, as he skillfully interprets the male physique on his canvases. Quite lovely!
– Dewitt
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The artist himself:
(via Homotography)
Wow I’ve studied art for years and I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of him! His paintings are so amazing, especially the brushwork.
Thanks for this! I just finished reading a biography of Tom of Finland, which discussed Quaintance’s influence on him. It’s important for queer folk to know their histories.
can you get prints?
Now this is some very erotic art…I miss the days when art/theatre/movies allowed the viewer to “fill in the gaps” to complete the erotic encounter…now everything is just thrown in the face, no holds barred…there is something to be said for sexy suggestiveness!
That photo of of Quaintance himself is amazing, he looks exactly like the adonis men he painted.
Beautiful artwork & craftmanship & the artist himself is gorgeous!!!
i’m not denying the technical quality of george’s paintings; rather, i’m not a big fan of the repetitiveness of a certain, idealistic, theme that’s portrayed thereïn.
so it shouldn’t be too surprising that i am most drawn to the one painting where the subjects appear to be “enjoying” the effects of intoxication.
because it seems more ‘realistic’ to me.