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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
The Comedy of the Rhinegold - Original Lithograph by A. Beardsley - 1970s

1970s

$295.29
£221.87
€250
CA$406.62
A$455.09
CHF 238.22
MX$5,528.46
NOK 3,024.80
SEK 2,854.41
DKK 1,902.75

About the Item

The Comedy of the Rhinegold is a beautiful original print on paper realized by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley. Black and white lithograph. The artwork is the plate n. 30 from the portfolio Erotiques de Beardsley. Editions Les yeux ouverts 1970, Paris. Spcimen n°112 of an editon of 469. The artwork includes copy of the portfolio cover. Good conditions. Original title: L'Or du rhin The artwork shows an illustration realized by the artist in 1872 for The Rhinegold, the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings, executed in black ink and influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau style and the poster movement was significant, despite the brevity of his career before his early death from tuberculosis.
  • Creator:
    Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1970s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.13 in (43.5 cm)Width: 12.41 in (31.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1107051stDibs: LU65037105192

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