Poster for The Yellow Book, Volume IV

1895

Aubrey Beardsley’s design for The Yellow Book is a masterclass in Art Nouveau graphic style, featuring a towering, elegant woman in stark black and white clutching a book. As the art editor, Beardsley gave this literary quarterly its scandalous 'Decadent' reputation, mixing avant-garde writing with provocative illustrations. The magazine's famous yellow cover was actually a deliberate shock tactic, designed to mimic the color of French erotic novels popular at the time! This specific page lists the contents for January 1895, featuring heavy hitters like Max Beerbohm and Beardsley himself.

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