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by Aubrey Beardsley

157 plates including The Toilette of Salome John and Salome Dreams from Lucians True History Design

Genres: Art

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Highly individual black and white, often erotic drawings of British illustrator Aubrey Vincent Beardsley typified the art nouveau style.

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley identifies an English author. Japanese woodcuts influenced his executions in ink; he emphasized the grotesque, the decadent. This figure led in the aesthetic movement, which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. Beardsley significantly contributed to the development of the poster movement despite the brevity of his career before tuberculosis caused his early death.

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Reviews

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Morality is always the last refuge of people who cannot understand beauty."

Nothing depresses me as much as a Gothic cathedral.

"Here is the essential Beardsley: elegant, erotic, whimsical, decadent--and always a genius."

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is not G rated, but it IS a most excellent collection of drawing by a true master of the human form. Love love love Beardsley...... with all my heart!