An early Master of the then rare example of men being enslaved by hauty women who, while not wrestlers, or giants or nasty women, but elegant women who rule absolutely. Here, virility succumbs to gentleness, and humiliation in a way rendered sensual through gracefulness rather than violence.. Bernard Montorgueil's work is the most refined representation of male masochism, if indeed it is not the only one to adopt such an approach.
Bernard Montorgueil is draped in discretion. His work first circulated underground in the 50s, as four series of drawings together with four texts, originally hand written.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
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