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Original artwork description:
The Climax is an 1893 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), a leading artist of the Decadent and Aesthetic movements.
It depicts a scene from Oscar Wilde's play Salome, in which the femme fatale Salome has just kissed the severed head of John the Baptist, which she grasps in her hands.
Elements of eroticism, symbolism, and Orientalism are present in the piece. This illustration is one of sixteen Wilde commissioned Beardsley to create for the publication of the play. The series is considered to be Beardsley's most celebrated work.
Materials used:
Acrylic on masonite
Tags:
#climax #black and white #pop art #figurative #realism #illustration #art deco #museum #art nouveau #looking at art #aesthetic #salome #looking at painting #aubrey beardsley #john the baptist #peope #oscar wilde #decadentClimax (2018)
Acrylic painting
by Gerard Boersma
13 Artist Reviews
£125.83 Sold
- Acrylic painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 15.24 x 17.78 x 2.54cm (unframed)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
The Climax is an 1893 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), a leading artist of the Decadent and Aesthetic movements.
It depicts a scene from Oscar Wilde's play Salome, in which the femme fatale Salome has just kissed the severed head of John the Baptist, which she grasps in her hands.
Elements of eroticism, symbolism, and Orientalism are present in the piece. This illustration is one of sixteen Wilde commissioned Beardsley to create for the publication of the play. The series is considered to be Beardsley's most celebrated work.
Materials used:
Acrylic on masonite
Tags:
#climax #black and white #pop art #figurative #realism #illustration #art deco #museum #art nouveau #looking at art #aesthetic #salome #looking at painting #aubrey beardsley #john the baptist #peope #oscar wilde #decadentReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (13)
This artwork is sold by Gerard Boersma from Netherlands
Gerard Boersma
Netherlands
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I create colorful and highly detailed works of art to express my love for the modern human as well as my concerns about contemporary society.
My hyperreal paintings are based... Read more
