Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). Contents page from 'The Savoy: An illustrated Quartely', 1895 240 x 180 mm
An original magazine illustration from 'The Savoy No.1', designed by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895.
The Savoy, an anti-establishment, underground art/literature journal was founded by Leonard Smithers, Aubrey Beardsley and Arthur Symons. Beardsley chose the name Savoy, borrowed from the new London hotel and suggestive of modernity and opulence. Popular magazines of the time had names like Strand and Pall Mall, this new title would give the impression of a grand and select location away from the main thoroughfare. Notable contributors included W B Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Max Beerbohm. Beardsley provided all the covers and numerous interior illustrations, some of which accompanied extracts from his unfinished erotic novel Under The Hill. Aubrey Beardsley Contents page from 'The Savoy: An illustrated Quartely', 1895 An original magazine illustration from 'The Savoy No.1', designed by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895. Portrait 240 x 180 mm £145
SKU: 2045084
Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). Contents page from 'The Savoy: An illustrated Quartely', 1895 240 x 180 mm
An original magazine illustration from 'The Savoy No.1', designed by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895.
The Savoy, an anti-establishment, underground art/literature journal was founded by Leonard Smithers, Aubrey Beardsley and Arthur Symons. Beardsley chose the name Savoy, borrowed from the new London hotel and suggestive of modernity and opulence. Popular magazines of the time had names like Strand and Pall Mall, this new title would give the impression of a grand and select location away from the main thoroughfare. Notable contributors included W B Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Max Beerbohm. Beardsley provided all the covers and numerous interior illustrations, some of which accompanied extracts from his unfinished erotic novel Under The Hill. Aubrey Beardsley Contents page from 'The Savoy: An illustrated Quartely', 1895 An original magazine illustration from 'The Savoy No.1', designed by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895. Portrait 240 x 180 mm £145
SKU: 2045084
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