Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/fiftydrawingsbyaOObear FIFTY DRAWINGS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY EDITION 500 copies of this volume, all on the same paper (which was specially manu- factured), have been printed for sale in the United States of America and these Fifty Drawings BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY Selected from the Collection OWNED BY MR. H. S. NICHOLS Formerly of j Soho Square and 62 a Piccadilly , London PUBLISHED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY NEW YORK H. S. NICHOLS MCMXX COPYRIGHT. 1920, by H. S. NICHOLS All rights of reproduction are 'reserved PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS 1. Salome 2. Toilette of a Courtezan 3. Remorse 4. A Messalina 5. The Black Cape 6. The Jilted Pierrot 7. Peacock and Rising Sun 8. The Inquisitive Nun 9. Pan and the Wood-Nymphs 10. Cover Design for a Journal of Fashion 11. Portrait of a Lady 12. Lady combing her Hair 13. Portrait of Oscar Wilde 14. Masked Danseuse 15. The Twins 16. Design for “The Savoy” (Lady in Garden with Faun) 17. Design for a Book-cover (Lady in Cape with high Collar) 18. Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (in Profile) CONTENTS 19. After the Bath 20. Lady in Rose Pattern Dress 21. Portrait of J. McNeill Whistler 22. Caricature Portrait of J. McNeill Whistler 23 - Lady and Powder-puff 24. Design for a Theatre Poster (Sir Henry Irving as Becket) 25 - The Crinoline Skirt 26. Design for a Book-cover (Key Handles) 27. A Nude Woman poised on a Wave arranging her Hair 28. Belinda’s Toilet 29. Satyr carrying Woman 30. The Finishing Touch 3 i- The Dreamer 32 . Cover Design (Peacock and Fountain) 33 - The Pestilence 34 - An Artist’s Model 35 - Oriental Dancer 36. Design for a Theatre Poster (Dancer in Spot-light) 37 - My Hostess 00 Lady with Doves 39 - The Black Domino 40. Old Age and Youth 41- A Masquerader CONTENTS 42. Womanly Beauty 43. Dancing to Pan’s Pipes 44. Design for an en tete 45. Erda 46. The Satyr-Coiffeur and the Lady 47. Blowing Bubbles 48. Design for a Book-cover (Male and Female 'Torsos) 49. Design for a Church Window 50. Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley (at Work) Salome (Surrounded by border of peacocks) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 12^4 inches by 17^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by II. S. Nichols Toilette of a Courtezan (Semi-nude female arranging ilowers in her hair) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 4 1 •_> inches by 7 1 2 inches Copyright, IQ20, by H. S. Nichols 3 Remorse (Man walking over buried skeleton) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 7 inches by 8) 2 inches AuBHE'f BEARDSLEY .1 4 A Messalina (Woman masked; guttered candle behind her at right) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing (yy% inches by 12)2 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols \ 5 The Black Cape (From “Salome”) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing g}s± inches by 13^4 inches Copyright, IQ20, by IP. S. Nichols 6 The Jilted Pierrot (Another masked Pierrot with Lady at right) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 13 Jg inches by 10 inches - • 7 Peacock and Rising Sun Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6^4 inches by 9 7 g inches Copyright, IQ20, by H. S. Nichols 8 The Inquisitive Nun Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6)4 inches by io 1 ^ inches Lopyng lit, 1920, by H. S. Nichols » 9 Pan and the Wood-Nymphs Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 10% inches by 14 1 2 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols IO Cover Design for a Journal of Fashion (Lady wearing richly embroidered dolman) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6J § inches by 9 inches Aubrey Beardsley Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 1 1 Portrait of a Lady (Landscape with trees at left; curtain with cord and tassle at right) Ilitherlo unpublished. Size of the original drawing y}£ inches by 8) 2 inches Copyright, 1920, by If. S. Nichols 12 Lady combing her Hair (Mirror held in left hand; right elbow resting on dressing-table) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6 }/± inches by 9^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 13 Oscar Wilde fFull length portrait of Oscar Wilde in frock-coat) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 8 inches by iojg inches Copyright, /920, by II . S. Nichols 14 Masked Danseuse (Nude female dancing, surrounded by elaborate ornamental borde Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 3*2 inches by n inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols i5 The Twins (Two young girls with fur caps and muffs) Hitherto i unpublished Size of the original drawing 9^4 inches by I2 3 4 inches Copyright, 1920, hy H. S. Nichols 1 6 Design for “The Savoy” (Lady in Garden with Faun) (Intended for “The Savoy” but was not used) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9 inches by 12^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 17 Design for a Book-cover (Lady in cape with high collar) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 7)^ inches by gjg inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols i8 Aubrey Beardsley (A portrait of himself in profile) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 8 inches by 12J 2 inches Copyright, IQ20, by H. S. Nichols i 19 After the Bath (Young girl, partly nude, her hair wet) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 7 inches by 9 7 g inches 20 Lady in Rose Pattern Dress (She is smelling at a ilower) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6 inches by 8 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols J 21 J. McNeill Whistler (Bust portrait of J. McNeill Whistler) H ith erto unpu kl ish ed Size of the original drawing 5)^ inches by 5^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 22 J. McNeill Whistler (Caricature portrait of J. McNeill Whistler) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 5 1 2 inches by 10" g inches Copyright , 1920, by II. S. Nichols ^3 Lady and Powder-puff (Lady holding hand-mirror in her left hand) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6} g inches by 4% inches Copyright, /Q20, by H. S. Nichols I I 24 Design for a 'Theatre Poster (Sir Henry Irving as Becket) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 12 inches by 15^4 inches ’ ^5 The Crinoline Skirt Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 4^8 inches by 6^4 inches Copyright, /920, by H. S. Nichols 26 Design for a Book-cover (Key handles) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing inches by 8^4 inches 27 nude Woman poised on a Wave arranging her Hair Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 4% inches by 9 inches Copyrig hi, IQ20, by H. S. Nichols 28 Belinda’s Toilet (For “The Rape of the Lock,” but was not used) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 8 } 2 inches by 12 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 29 Satyr carrying Woman (The woman is nude and is holding a tray with wine, fruit, etc.) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 4^4 inches by 9 inches Copyright, 1920, by II. S. Nichols 30 The Finishing Touch (Lady looking in mirror of dressing-table and using powder-puff) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 3 1 2 inches by 5)^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 3i The Dreamer (Nude female asleep; poised above her breasts is grinning face of Satyr) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6^4 inches by 5^3 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 32 Cover Design (Peacock and Fountain) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9 1 d inches by 1232 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 33 The Pestilence Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6 l /± inches by 83^ inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 34 An Artist’s Model (Semi-nude female reclining) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9^4 inches by 7)^ inches 35 Oriental Dancer (Semi-nude female with dagger and black domino, dancing) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing io)^ inches by 14 inches . Copyright, 1920, by II. S. Nichols / f 3 6 Design ior a Theatre Poster (Veiled nude dancer in the spot-light) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing inches by 9 7 g inches / AugRF'f BEAR DSLt-* Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols / ' 37 My Hostess (Caricature of a well-known type of London Jewess) Iliiherto unpublished Size of the original drawing io 1 ^ inches by 15^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 38 Lady with Doves (Surrounded by elaborate emblematic border) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9^ inches by 13 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols / 39 The Black Domino (Lady wearing wide-brimmed hat and black domino) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 7 inches by io 1 ^ inches I Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 40 Old Age and Youth Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 5^ inches by 7J g inches ■ Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 4i A Masquerader (Dancer, in ballet-skirt, with domino in left hand) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 7 inches by 11 % inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 42 Womanly Beauty (A study in lead pencil) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 5!^ inches by 13 inches ' / . e my NATO r V0E& Copyright, 1920, by II. S. Nichols 43 Dancing to Pan’s pipes (Nude female with domino in her right hand dancing) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 5 inches by 6Jg inches 44 Design for an en tete (He ads of Satyr and Woman) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9 inches by 5 1 2 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 45 Erda (To illustrate “Das Rheingold”) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing \\ § inches by 5^3 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols ■ 4 6 The Satyr-Coiffeur and the Lady Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 9 J g inches by 15^4 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 47 Blowing Bubbles (Nude female blowing bubbles) Hitherto unpublished Size of the origin il drawing 6)4 inches by 8 y% inches 4 8 A Book-cover Design (Alale and Female Torsos) (For the volumes of “The Fin de Siecle Library,” but was not used) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 5^4 inches by inches ' f Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols ' 49 Design for a Church Window (Angel with Lilies and Dove descending) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 12)2 inches by 15% inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. Nichols 50 Aubrey Beardsley (A portrait of himself at work) Hitherto unpublished Size of the original drawing 6 ] 4 inches by 6 inches Copyright, 1920, by H. S. 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