Aubrey Beardsley was one of Caine’s favourite artists from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. Beardsley was commissioned directly by Oscar Wilde for this edition of Salome. Wilde felt that Beardsley’s modern, dark and macabre style captured the true spirit of the book.
I’ve included all the interior plates below the fold and they are deliciously grim and gruesome. The entire book can be viewed at The Internet Archive.
via: The Internet Archive
Jazzlet says
Beardsley really was amazing.
Marcus Ranum says
Yessssss
Marcus Ranum says
My edition is green with gold lotus leaves. I’m not sure of the chronology of editions but the 1906 edition used to be quite giftable.