Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Peacock Skirt
An immense rounded train covered in peacock-eye patterns occupies the lower half of the scene. Two pale faces and elaborate hair ornaments rise above it. Beardsley makes the garment itself the principal form in this illustration to Salomé.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "The Peacock Skirt" [editorial title]. In Salome, Oscar Wilde; English translation from the French, with sixteen drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. Supplied illustrated edition from John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, undated edition, John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company. Source scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/beardsley-salome-peacock-skirt
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
From Aubrey Beardsley’s illustration cycle for Oscar Wilde’s one-act tragedy. The scanned 1907 plate retains its complete composition, border and paper tone. The browsing title follows the volume’s list of pictures.
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Aubrey Beardsley. The Peacock Skirt. Salome. Scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/beardsley-salome-peacock-skirt