"Hot Waves." Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper, 1991. 318 x 241 mm; 12 1/2 inches x 9 1/2 inches. Signed "Teddy" in lower left image. Title inscribed in pencil on verso.
Teddy of Paris has been creating images of handsome, well-built men caught in various situations, from pin-up to S&M, since the 1990s. The classically taught Teddy of Paris studied French and art history at The Sorbonne and based his masculine figures on paintings of Michelangelo, Tintoretto, and Caravaggio, as well as photos, comics, and the works of other erotic artists such as Tom of Finland, Etienne, Brad Parker, The Hun, and Rex. His illustrations have appeared in such periodicals as Gai Pied Hebdo, Exit Le Journal and Stroke.
