Aubrey Beardsley Gallery

John and Salome

John and Salome - Aubrey Beardsleys illustration for Salome by Oscar Wilde first performed in England on 10 May 1905. Richard Strausss opera based on this play premiered 9 December 1905 Dresden. Colourised version by Rocio Aguilar Nuevo

© Lebrecht Music & Arts Photo Library 2008 - All Rights Reserved

Art, Artist Visual, Early 20th Century, English, Illustration, John, Literary Arts, Literature, Myth, Salome

Sketch cover - Miss Mabel Beardsley

Mabel Beardsley (24 August 1871 - 8 May 1916) English Victorian actress, and elder sister of the famous illustrator, Aubrey Beardsley, who according to her brother's biographer, "achieved mild notoriety for her exotic and flamboyant appearance". Appearing on the front cover of The Sketch magazine at the time she was appearing in The Modern Craze at St. George's Hall.
1899

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Satire on The Yellow Book

Punch's satirical view of the fin-de-siecle publishing phenomenon, The Yellow Book, whose art editor was Aubrey Beardsley caricatured here. The publisher of The Yellow Book was The Bodley Head (here labelled The Bogey Head) owned by John Lane and Elkin Mathews. Date: 1895

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1895, Aubrey, Beardsley, Book, Chair, Chairs, Clown, De, Fin, Historical, History, Man, Phenomenon, Powered, Publishing, Punch, Punchs, Satire, Satirical, Sedan, Siecle, Transport, View, Women, Yellow