A 1967 edition of the 1948 book of drawings and plates ‘Best of Beardsley’ by controversial British illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. A leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde, his drawings in ink were greatly influenced by Toulouse Lautrec and Japanese woodcut style and emphasized the decadent, the grotesque and the erotic.
a must for any lover of art nouveau and study of art history in the decadent era
hardcover 150 pages, all illustrated
Size: 12x9
Condition: No jacket, minor wear to the hardcover. A few pages have spot as shown
