A new book on the gay illustrator Harry Bush is well on the way for a 2027 release! Working through over 2,000 pages of archival material and featuring over 100 works by the artist, the book will be the most detailed scholarship on Harry Bush’s life and work to date. Learn more about how you can support this project and receive your own copy of the book today!

In today’s post, we’ll be exploring the legends of Physique Photography featured in AFTER DARK: Photography catalog, from early physical culture photographers like Edwin F. Townsend to the artists of the golden age of physique like Bob Mizer and Bruce of Los Angeles.

Our full AFTER DARK: Photography & The Male Form catalog is now available to browse! Our special September edition of AFTER DARK, features a curated collection of fine art photography focused on the beauty of the male form. Our latest catalog is a comprehensive history of male portrait photography, from early 20th century photos and affectionate portraits by Wilhelm von Gloeden, to American trailblazers like George Platt Lynes, the PaJaMa group, Herb Ritts, and further still to contemporary legends like Jack Pierson and Annie Leibovitz. This auction also includes an array of works from the collections of tastemakers like Sir Elton John, Charles Cowles, and William Como.

We’re excited to present another set of weekend highlights from our AFTER DARK/AUGUST 2026 catalog! Learn more about the art in our upcoming auction, featuring works by Michail Tsakountis, Pavel Tchelitchew, Avel de Knight, James Childs, Tom of Finland, David Wojnarowicz, and more!

Our Fine Art & Design Summer 2026 auction features objects, prints, and previously unseen original artworks from the estate of renowned marine artist John Mecray, alongside a selection of antique to modern prints, paintings, sterling silver wares, yachting antiques and historical marine artifacts and a range of antique rugs from the historic Newport mansions and deaccessioned by The Preservation Society of Newport County and formerly in situ at the Newport mansions. Together with property from several historic Newport and various Rhode Island estates.

Our latest AFTER DARK/AUGUST 2026 catalog has an exceptional range of photography. Learn more about the art in our upcoming auction, featuring works by Steven Arnold, Jeannette Montgomery Barron, Arthur Tress, Tom Bianchi, Alair Gomes, and more!

Our full AFTER DARK/AUGUST 2026 catalog is now available to browse! Our AFTER DARK/AUGUST auction features works that highlight the beauty of the male form across all genres and mediums. From the great gay artists of New York from the Piers to the East Village Scene (David Wojnarowicz, Andy Warhol, Christopher Makos, Jack Dowling) to international artists both historical and contemporary (Pavel Tchelitchew, Jean Boullet, John Barrington, Alair Gomes, Slava Mogutin, and Michail Tsakountis), our latest catalog highlights the very best of gay fine art and culture.

The second of a series of auction highlights from our upcoming AFTER DARK/SUMMER auction! From Cape Town to Incheon, the artists featured in our upcoming catalog showcase the breadth of origins, perspectives, and bodies that constitute contemporary gay fine art. Highlights include an attractive exploration of the body from Rollence Patugan’s Wet project, prints from the identity-defying Someone series by Byen Ung-Pil, an exquisite, desirous monotype from Shakil Solnaki, and much more!

The first of a series of auction highlights from our upcoming AFTER DARK/SUMMER auction! From the original drawings legendary gay artists like Paul Cadmus and Joe Brainard, to deftly executed paintings by Raymond Han and Cornelius McCarthy, our latest AFTER DARK catalog features an incredible range of art celebrating the beauty of the male form.

Our full AFTER DARK/SUMMER catalog is now available to browse! Our AFTER DARK/SUMMER auction features fine art that celebrates the beauty of the male form across a variety of genres and mediums, from late 19th-Century depictions of affectionate men, to daring new approaches to gender and sexuality in contemporary art. Our latest catalog showcases exceptional works from gay trailblazers such as Paul Cadmus, Wilhelm von Gloeden, René Bolliger, Sam Steward, and many more.

We are pleased to announce our latest AFTER DARK project, ARTISTS OF AFTER DARK!

Our full AFTER DARK/SPRING catalog is now available to browse! Our newest AFTER DARK catalog features fine art from masters of the male form and many of the 20th century's most important artists. From intimate portraiture to daring depictions of embrace, our newest AFTER DARK auction showcases exceptional works by gay trailblazers like Rex, The Hun, MATT, Tom of Finland, John Dugdale, Joe Brainard, Lloyd Lozes Goff, Raymond Han, and many more. We are also pleased to present many historically significant photos from the personal collection of Thierry Mugler and the mail-order catalog of David Hurles (Old Reliable).

Vallot Auctioneers is proud to present a collection of jackets and wall hangings by the legendary fabric artist, photographer, and designer, Bill Bowers (b. 1947). Known for his use of collage and free-sewn fabric, Bowers has been designing jackets and making art since 1969. He began his career in San Francisco, while living and performing with the famous drag theater troupe, the Cockettes.

In a series of paintings from the 1980s, the American artist William Levitt Jr. (1941–2015) captured the colorful costumes, masks, stylized holds, and maneuvers that define the unique Mexican wrestling form, lucha libre. Levitt Jr. was a longtime resident of the state of Querétaro, whose capital supported a thriving lucha libre culture and a purpose-built stadium, the Arena Querétaro.

Our full AFTER DARK/WINTER 2026 catalog is now available to browse! Our newest AFTER DARK catalog features fine art from masters of the male form such as Rex, The Hun, MATT, Bruce of Los Angeles, and Chuck Arnett. We are also pleased to present many exceptional and scarce pieces of queer ephemera, including posters, prints, and more from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Club 82 NYC.

We’re thrilled to announce this year’s first general auction of fine art, jewelry, and design: WINTER 2026/FINE ART + DESIGN. This auction features estate fresh artworks, fine silver, coins, and curiosities. Including an extraordinarily fine and rare 1715 Irish silver tankard with impeccable provenance, a Garret Forbes American Coin Silver four-piece tea set, two rare Angel Botello (Puerto Rican, 1913-1986) linocuts; and many other exceptional works of art.

WINTER 2025 FINE ART + DESIGN sees us bid farewell to 2025 with our final auction of the year featuring a selection of fine jewelry, captivating bronzes, contemporary Judaica, unique antique photographs, modern print editions, and 19th-century portraits, from numerous well-established New England collections and estates. 

Our final AFTER DARK catalog of the year sees giants of male erotic art take center stage, with numerous works from institutions and private collections from Rex, The Hun, Matt (Charles Kerbs), Stephen Hale, Michael Kirwan, Etienne and many others.

Go Mishima defined an aesthetic that echoes through gay visual art and media in Japan to this day. Learn his origins in his friendship with the infamous Yukio Mishima, his voyeuristic relationship with yakuza clubs of Tokyo, and appreciation for classical ukiyo-e print work.

Our auction AFTER DARK/AUTUMN sees pivotally important queer artists of the 20th century take center stage! Learn about our newest catalog and register for the sale today!