SERIES OVERVIEW:
This series attempts to showcase material by artists whose work might be described as 'decadent' in its style or subject matter.
It does not intend to give anything other than the briefest of biographical overviews (though references for such are given within each entry). It instead aims to present a short selection of illustrations which are either typical of the artists work or perhaps illustrate a text or theme that falls within the remit of the series.
We welcome suggestions or contributions to this ongoing series.
Of all the illustrators that epitomise things 'decadent' Beardsley (1872-1898) is the best known and thus it is surely redundant to waste your eye time on a biography.
These are the illustrations from Wildes 'Salome' (Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894). A French edition (minus the illus.) had appeared a year prior to that.
I was inspired to post them because I have recently seen the extraordinary silent (1933) film interpretation of this particular version of Wildes play. You can read my review of that here.
THE WOMAN IN THE MOON (FRONTISPIECE)
TITLE PAGE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE PEACOCK SKIRT
THE BLACK CAPE
JOHN AND SALOME
A PLATONIC LAMENT
ENTER HERODIAS
THE EYES OF HEROD
SALOME ON SETTLE
THE STOMACH DANCE
THE TOILET OF SALOME - I
THE TOILET OF SALOME -II
THE DANCERS REWARD
THE CLIMAX
(VARIANT DESIGN OF 'THE DANCERS REWARD'
FROM 'THE STUDIO' MAGAZINE)
It does not intend to give anything other than the briefest of biographical overviews (though references for such are given within each entry). It instead aims to present a short selection of illustrations which are either typical of the artists work or perhaps illustrate a text or theme that falls within the remit of the series.
We welcome suggestions or contributions to this ongoing series.
AUBREY BEARDSLEY
INTRODUCTION
Of all the illustrators that epitomise things 'decadent' Beardsley (1872-1898) is the best known and thus it is surely redundant to waste your eye time on a biography.
These are the illustrations from Wildes 'Salome' (Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894). A French edition (minus the illus.) had appeared a year prior to that.
I was inspired to post them because I have recently seen the extraordinary silent (1933) film interpretation of this particular version of Wildes play. You can read my review of that here.
AUBREY BEARDSLEY
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
'SALOME'
(ELKIN MATTHEWS/JOHN LANE)
(FRONT COVER)
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
'SALOME'
(ELKIN MATTHEWS/JOHN LANE)
THE WOMAN IN THE MOON (FRONTISPIECE)
TITLE PAGE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE PEACOCK SKIRT
A PLATONIC LAMENT
ENTER HERODIAS
THE EYES OF HEROD
SALOME ON SETTLE
THE STOMACH DANCE
THE TOILET OF SALOME - I
THE TOILET OF SALOME -II
THE DANCERS REWARD
THE CLIMAX
FROM 'THE STUDIO' MAGAZINE)
