Erotic prints by Harry Carmean

Harry Carmean began his first series of etchings in the early 1970’s, however, it wasn’t until the 1990’s that they evolved into distinctly erotic works. The result was a series of etchings that were ribald in nature while at the same time witty and sophisticated from an artistic viewpoint. In them, he expanded on themes explored earlier in his career, such as the artist and model or the harlequin themes.

Carmean has his own etching press, so in the beginning he was able to print his own proofs. Later he commissioned John Greco of Josephine Press in Los Angeles to create complete editions from the plates. Not all the plates have been printed as of this writing so there are a number of gorgeous prints by Carmean that have never been seen. One new edition is currently in production now and should be available in July. A number of Carmean’s erotic prints are available on ebay and at the poetic eye gallery online (poeticeye.com).