Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Woman in the Moon
Two slender figures stand at the edge of a broad black curve and look towards a great face in the pale moon. Sparse flowing lines join the bodies, ground and sky. The design introduces the lunar imagery that recurs throughout Wilde’s Salomé.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "The Woman in the Moon" [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 12. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/beardsley-salome-woman-in-moon
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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 Woman in the Moon. Salome. Scan leaf 12. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/beardsley-salome-woman-in-moon