Aubrey Beardsley, Pierrot the Hedgehog, circa 1900, from the frontispiece of Pierrot the Hedgehog
This work was created as the frontispiece of Ernest Dowson's poetry collection Pierrot of the Minute, published in 1896.
The painting depicts a tranquil moonlit garden with a young Pierrot standing there, fitting for the opening of a fantastical story set in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Pierrot appears before the statue of Cupid in the Petit Trianon's Temple de l'Amour, and eventually meets the "Maiden of the Moon," with whom he falls in love for one dreamlike night.
However, as dawn breaks, she disappears, and the story ends in ephemerality.
The expression on Piero's face and the depiction of the tranquil garden in this work exude a poetic feeling that seems to fluctuate between the boundaries of dream and reality, and life and death.
With its detailed depictions of plants and pointillist depictions of bushes and statues, this is one of Beardsley's masterpieces that combines his technique with his poetic imagination.
After Beardsley died in 1898, this work was included in a memorial art book produced by John Lane Publishing, the publisher of his masterpiece, Salome.
This is an original antique print produced at that time.
Information
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Artist : Aubrey Beardsley
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Title of work : Frontispiece for Pierrot of the Minute
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Production year : 1900
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Technique : Line block (line drawing printing)
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Size : Work approx. 28.4 x 21.3 cm
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Artist / Title : Aubrey Beardsley / Frontispiece (Pierrot of the Minute)
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From Plate 144
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