Aubrey Beardsley by Patrick Bade

Aubrey Beardsley by Patrick Bade

Born in 1872, Aubrey Beardsley was -- with Oscar Wilde -- one of the key figures of the final decadent years of Queen Victoria's England. He was largely self-taught, and at first based his work on the themes and ideals of the Pre-Raphaelites such as Burne-Jones and Rossetti. Later he adopted a stylistic approach that was novel and radical, and which featured in his illustrations for Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. He also helped found the influential periodical The Yellow Book. But it was with his darkly erotic drawings, notably in illustrating Wilde's play Salome, that he best evoked the strong sense of rebellion in contemporary art. Falling prey to tuberculosis, Beardsley died at the appallingly premature age of 25. He left behind him many works of art that were to have considerable influence on the artists and craftsmen who produced the best examples of Art Nouveau.

With the help of an original format, author Patrick Bade explores the extraordinary world of Aubrey Beardsley, late Victorian artist supreme. Through illustrations that sometimes outraged his contemporaries, Beardsley defied Victorian historic and moral sentiments, and so earned a special place in the art annals of his time.

Patrick Bade worked at Christie's Education London as a Senior Lecturer in Art and Opera. He has given talks and written for the National Gallery of London, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Opera House, and the Royal Academy of Arts, as well as BBC Radio 3, Radio 4, and Classic FM. He is the author of several publications on 19th and 20th century painting and music and offers cultural trips to various European locations, including Vienna.

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ISBN 13	9781859958308
ISBN 10	1859958303
Titel	Aubrey Beardsley
Autor	Patrick Bade
Serie	Reveries S
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Parkstone Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-02-28
Seitenanzahl	118
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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