A Book of Fifty Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley by Aubrey Beardsley (English) Hardc

Description: A Book of Fifty Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley by Aubrey Beardsley, Alice Insley Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Delve deeper into the work of the intriguing and iconic artist Aubrey Beardsley with this beautiful reissue of his classic 1897 illustrated book, containing fifty of his best known works. Publisher Description Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) lived a desperately short life and his career spanned just seven years. Nonetheless his output as a draughtsman and illustrator was prolific and will be the focus of a major exhibition at Tate Britain in early 2020. Beardsleys subversive illustrations became synonymous with decadence: he delighted in the erotic, shocking audiences with his bizarre sense of humour and fascination with the grotesque. His work was deemed too scandalous by many publishers of the period, but found a suitably unseemly home with the notorious Leonard Charles Smithers (1861-1907). Shortly before his death, with his health in steep decline, Beardsley converted to Roman Catholicism. He asked Smithers to destroy all copies of Lysistrata and bad drawings ... by all that is holy all obscene drawings. Smithers dutifully ignored Beardsleys wishes and continued to sell reproductions (as well as some forgeries) of his work. This little book therefore, published by Smithers in 1897, is as much a historic document as it is a beautiful introduction to Beardsleys art. An original copy of A Book of Fifty Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley is held in Tates own library and will be included in the exhibition itself, with first editions selling for many hundreds of dollars online. Contains fifty of Beardsleys best known works, beginning with The Achieving of the Sangreal from Le Morte dArthur (1872) and ending with the The Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, from the October issue of The Savoy in 1896. In between are placed a short but engaging selection of his best-known works, including: The Peacock Skirt and The Dancers Reward from Wildes Salome (1893); The Barons Prayer from Alexander Popes The Rape of the Lock (republished in titillating fashion by Smithers in 1896); a selection of covers from Beardsleys own The Savoy magazine, a periodical specialising in literature and art; and La Dame aux Camélias illustrating Alexandre Dumass tragic story of a courtesan who sacrificed herself for her lover in The Yellow Book, the famous literary quarterly published in London from 1894 to 1897 and dedicated to all things decadent and aesthetic. The original book is here reduced in format making it perfect as a gift. Author Biography ALICE INSLEY, Assistant Curator, Historic British Art at Tate Britain, provides a new introduction ensuring the book will appeal to established fans as well as those new to Beardsleys work. Details ISBN 1849766959 ISBN-13 9781849766951 Title A Book of Fifty Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley Author Aubrey Beardsley, Alice Insley Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 128 Publisher Tate Publishing GE_Item_ID:127242869; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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