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Isolde
Aubrey Beardsley1895
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This print depicts Isolde, the female protagonist of a medieval romance centered on an adulterous love triangle. Aubrey Beardsley frequently drew from literature in his artwork, whether as illustrations or independent works of art. He became immensely popular during the 1890s, when this work was made, for his characteristically stark, sinuous, and linear style. Although Beardsley's images often accompanied text in books, this print was published by the popular British art journal <em>The Studio</em> as a bonus for its readers.
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- Title: Isolde
- Creator: Aubrey Beardsley (British, 1872-1898), William Griggs (British, 1832-1911)
- Date Created: 1895
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 22.8 x 14.2 cm (9 x 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 28.5 x 20.4 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, MD), John Bonebrake [1918-2011], Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.651
- Medium: color lithograph
- Series: The Studio
- Fun Fact: Aubrey Beardsley died unexpectedly at the age of just 25, at the height of his popularity, of tuberculosis.
- Department: Prints
- Culture: England
- Credit Line: Gift of John Bonebrake
- Collection: PR - Lithograph
- Accession Number: 2010.651
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