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Aubrey Beardsley

A Catalogue Raisonné
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Aubrey Beardsley presents a comprehensive catalogue raisonné of the provocative and modernist graphic works of Britain’s leading Art Nouveau creator. Despite his untimely death at 25, Beardsley's nearly 1100 completed works and numerous sketches, including over 50 unpublished pieces, are examined in detail. The volumes explore his distinctive graphic style, various themes including the grotesque and erotic, and his challenge to Victorian moral norms. Accompanying each piece is extensive scholarly commentary on its creation, provenance, exhibition history and critical reception, making this beautifully illustrated set both an essential reference and an accessible delight for enthusiasts.
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A must-have for specialists and art historians studying British Art Nouveau, modernist graphic art, and Aubrey Beardsley’s oeuvre. Also ideal for art lovers and enthusiasts interested in bold, provocative Victorian-era art and detailed scholarly catalogues.

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A comprehensive presentation of the provocative, modernist graphic works of Britain's creator of Art Nouveau

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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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Critics hail the two-volume catalogue as a monumental and sumptuous publication, lauding Linda Gertner Zatlin’s prodigious scholarship and insightful commentary. Matthew Sturgis in Literary Review praises it as a defining work establishing Beardsley’s enduring fame, while Donald Mead in Intentions commends its superb quality. Morgan Meis in New Yorker highlights the strong black line that characterises Beardsley’s work and Zatlin’s helpful explanations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300111279

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 April 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 75 color + 1,145 b-w illus.

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 6509g

Pages: 1112

About the Author

Linda Gertner Zatlin is professor of English at Morehouse College, Atlanta. 

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