Title Page

Title Page
Title Page

Title Page

Date1906
Artist (British draftsman, illustrator and writer, 1872–1898)
Illustration CitationA Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating "Salome," by Oscar Wilde (John Lane: London, c. 1906)
MediumOffset lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 11/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.1 × 16.8 cm)
sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (33.7 × 26 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe L-shaped presentation of the title information heralded a new era of book design in the 1890s, of which James McNeill Whistler, Oscar Wilde, and Beardsley were primary proponents. Beardsley’s emblematic signature, consisting of three parallel lines, is incorporated into the design at lower left. The butterfly-cum-bat motif at lower right is a reference to Whistler’s infamous signature. The male genitalia was removed from the published image as it was inappropriate for booksellers’ window displays.
The Woman in the Moon
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Sketch for Front Cover Design
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
List of the Pictures
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Peacock Skirt
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Black Cape
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
A Platonic Lament
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
John and Salomé
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Enter Herodias
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Eyes of Herod
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Stomach Dance
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Toilette of Salomé—I
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Toilette of Salomé—II
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906