Bon Mots and Grotesques

di Aubrey Beardsley (Autore)

Matthew Sturgis (Curatore)

Pallas Athene Publishers, 2020

'To critics who said that the full-lipped so-called 'Beardsley mouth', which adorned many of his women, was 'inexpressive and ugly', the artist countered, 'Well, let them criticise. It's my mouth and not theirs. I like big mouths. People like the little mouth - the "Dolly Varden" mouth, if that describes it better. A big mouth is the sign of character and strength. Look at Ellen Terry with her great, strong mouth. In fact, I haven't any patience with small-mouthed people.' 'The popular idea of a picture is something told in oil or writ in water to be hung on a room's wall or in a picture gallery to perplex an artless public.' 'To my mind, there is nothing so depressing as a Gothic cathedral. I hate to have the sun shut out by the saints.' 'What a nice ample creature George Sand is: like a wonderful old cow with all her calves.' And other witty, urbane insights on life, art, and culture, illustrated with selected drawings from his Grotesques series.

• Autore: Aubrey Beardsley
• Curatore: Matthew Sturgis
• Editore: Pallas Athene Publishers
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 96 p.
• Dimensioni: 185 x 136 mm
• Peso: 130 gr.
• EAN: 9781843681915

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