Auction 159

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Saturday, 25 April 2026 at 10:00 am

Lot 503 Aubrey Beardsley. An Issue of Five Drawings …

An Issue of Five Drawings illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian. London, 1906. 7 Bll. 4°. Schwarzer Seideneinband mit goldgepr. DTitel in schwarzer Seidenkassette (Kassette stark berieben und bestoßen).

Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Eins von 120 nummerierten Exemplaren. - Abzüge der Originalplatten von Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), einem britischen Illustator, Graphikers und Karikaturisten. Er wurde durch den Präraffaeliten Edward Burne-Jones entdeckt und hielt sich später in den selben Kreisen wie Oscard Wilde auf. - Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten.

Modern Literature and Art – Black silk binding with gold-stamped title in black silk cassette (cassette heavily rubbed and bumped). - One of 120 numbered copies. - Prints from the original plates by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), a British illustrator, graphic artist, and caricaturist. He was discovered by the Pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones and later moved in the same circles as Oscar Wilde. - Overall in very good condition.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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