TOM of FINLAND Homoerotic Drawing
after Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920-1991)

Untitled Portrait Drawing, 1989

Fine homoerotic drawing in pencil and or charcoal, heightened by chalk pastel on grey paper of a male figure in uniform, copy or homage in the distinctive exaggerated erotic style of Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland. The artist has such a beautiful feeling and insight into the male form, the male gaze, and sexual desire.

Measurements: Sold without mat or frame, sheet measurements 37 x 28 cm, (14.5" x 11" approx) on pale grey paper with no watermark. 

Condition: Very good, please refer to images.

Artist Biography: Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920 – 1991), best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic fetish art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade. Over the course of four decades, he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, wearing tight or partially removed clothing. – Wiki.