Nicole Claveloux's Erotic Illustrations: A Retrospective

Nicole Claveloux, born in Saint-Étienne in 1940, is a French illustrator and artist known for her erotic works. She began her career in the 1960s as a children's book illustrator, influenced by Milton Glaser and Heinz Edelmann, and later contributed to magazines like Métal Hurlant and Ah! Nana, the first all-female French comic magazine. She also worked with the Italian publisher Dalla parte delle bambine. In her later years, from her 60s to 80s, she focused on explicitly erotic illustrations. Her notable works include 'Morceaux choisis de la Belle et la Bête' (2003), which reimagines the fairy tale with a bestial erotic twist; 'Confessions d'un monte-en-l'air' (2007), a black-and-white series about a burglar in compromising situations; and 'Contes de la fève et du gland' (2010), using colored pencils and gouache. Other explicit titles include 'Les aphrodisiaques' (2006), 'L'ingénue lubrique' (2007), and 'Grammaire érotique' (2010). Her work is seen as a continuation of the French libertine erotic tradition, referencing artists like Fragonard, Félicien Rops, and Franz von Bayros. The article is written by Ferruccio Giromini and published on Artribune Magazine #62.