The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley

The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley

Dover Publications, 1967, [First Unabridged Republication of the Revised 1930 Edition], illustrated colour frontispiece and 1 other colour illustrated plate, full page black and white reproduction plates throughout, paperback

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing, bumping, chipping and small tears to edges and corners, some pages corners folded, small part of front bottom corner torn away, small chips to fore-edges (see photographs)

'The current popularity of the strange drawings of Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) marks the second apex of one of the most unusual careers in art history.  Within two years after publication of his first book illustrations, Beardsley was the best-known artist in England.  Just as swiftly, with the national outcry against Oscar Wilde, his career was over.  At 26 he was dead.
He left behind a remarkable quantity of first-rate work.  the book illustrations, the portraits, the illustrations and covers for "The Studio" and "The Yellow Book" magazines, the book plates and title pages - these are unforgettable creations of line and 'black blots" masterpieces in a graphic technique that was genuinely original and that profoundly influenced the decorative arts throughout Europe for generations to follow.
This reprint of The Later Works of Aubrey Beardsley includes many of the title-pages, covers and ornaments for "The Yellow Book" as well as such famous pieces as "The Wagnerites," "La Dame aux Camelias," the Venus and Tannhauser drawings, the "Rape of the Lock" series, and details from the eight "Lysistrata" drawings.  It is basically a reproduction of the revised editions, but with many of the plates reprinted from a finer, earlier edition and with two colour plates restored.  All told, there are 174 different plates."