Bathyllus taking the pose by Aubrey Beardsley
February 1, 2010Aubrey Vincent Beardsley 1872 – 1898, was an English illustrator and author. His drawings are characterized by an erotic nature, and his most erotic illustrations are those found in the Lysistrata; Beardsley drew these for a privately printed edition.
Beardsley later converted to Catholicism, and would subsequently beg his publisher to destroy all copies of Lysistrata and bad drawings…by all that is holy all obscene drawings.
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The Yellow Book, an illustrated quarterly 1894
The Yellow Book was the brain-child of Beardsley even down to its title. Novels by the French decadent writer were often issued in yellow wrappers; the most important of the novels was J.K. Huysmans’ A Rebours, 1883. Beardsley proposed a new illustrated quarterly dedicated to modern literature and art because many brilliant story painters and picture writers cannot get their best stuff accepted in the conventional magazines, either because they are not topical, or perhaps a little risquÇ. The Yellow Book published some of the best authors and artists of the Nineties, often causing scandals to the conservative public. (via)
Read all 13 volumes of the yellow book online or download via wikipedia
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