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Aubrey Beardsley - A Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
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Aubrey Beardsley - A Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
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A comprehensive presentation of the provocative, modernist graphic
works of Britain's creator of Art Nouveau This is the first book to
bring together the recorded works of the English artist Aubrey
Beardsley. Despite his early death from tuberculosis in 1898, at
the age of 25, these amount to nearly 1100 completed works of art
(plus many related sketches) as well as more than 100 sketches in
his letters and the books he owned, and this book includes over 50
that have never previously been published. In his brief career
Beardsley made a defining contribution to Art Nouveau in Britain
and abroad. He also influenced the early history of modern art,
attracting the attention of the young Picasso, for example. His
distinctive and innovatory graphic style, combined with highly
provocative, often sexual subject matter, outraged critics and led
to a period of intense notoriety. Beardsley's drawings span the
grotesque, the delicately beautiful, the subtly erotic, and the
frankly bawdy, and challenged the moral norms of Victorian society.
They enthralled artists and art lovers the world over and continue
to enthral today. Linda Gertner Zatlin's text presents Beardsley's
drawings with a full record of their making, provenance, exhibition
history and references in the art historical literature. This
material record is accompanied by often extensive discussions of
their themes, motifs and symbolism, as well as their critical
reception. Unprecedented in its scope and thoroughness, this study
presents Beardsley's work and explores its meanings more
comprehensively than any previous work on him; it is likely to
remain definitive. This superbly illustrated two volume catalogue,
beautifully presented as a boxed set, is both an essential
reference for specialists and an accessible and enchanting delight
for Beardsley enthusiasts. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for
Studies in British Art
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