Publisher. Children's Books
Date1894
Artist
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
(British draftsman, illustrator and writer, 1872–1898)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for children's books.
Les Affiches Étrangères, 1897
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 11/16 × 5 5/8 in. (22.1 × 14.3 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (31.1 × 21.7 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (31.1 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1986
Object number1986-160
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis is a bookseller's advertising poster for a series of children's books published by T. Fisher Unwin of London. The design of the sultry woman - which may seem out of character for references to children's books - was typical of Aubrey Beardsley's style.Printed at Jules Cheret's famous Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, Les Affiches Etrangeres Illustrees (1987) presented a collection of the best posters of La Belle Epoque by foreign artists in limited editions of 1025, printed at a reduced size..
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872-1898) was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement and his drawings, influenced by Japanese wood-block prints, often emphasized the decadent and the erotic.
