The Black Cape
Date1906
Artist
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
(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 15/16 × 6 5/16 in. (22.7 × 16 cm)
sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.6
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis highly stylized image of an attenuated female figure is more fashion plate than illustration, especially as it bears no clear narrative relation to the drama it accompanies. In style, however, Beardsley’s undulating linear design mimics Wilde’s rhythmic, repetitive phrasing.
