A KEY TO THE DATES OF WORKS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY ACCORDING TO THE STYLE OF HIS SIGNATURE
PUERILIA
Mid-1888 he comes to town
JUVENILIA
Mid-1889 to Mid-1891, blank of achievement
FORMATIVE PERIOD—BURNE-JONESESQUES
Mid-1891 to Mid-1892
During these three periods, up to Mid-1892, Beardsley signs with three initials A. V. B.
MEDIÆVALISM AND THE HAIRY-LINE JAPANESQUES
The Morte d’Arthur and Bon Mots
Mid-1892 to Mid-1893. Begins the “Japanesque mark”—the stunted mark.
In the Spring of 1893, with the coming of “The Studio,” and the ending of this period, Beardsley cuts the V out of his initials and out of his signature. He now signs A. B. or A. BEARDSLEY or AUBREY B. in ill-shaped “rustic” capitals, when he does not employ the “Japanesque mark,” even sometimes when he does employ it.
“SALOME”
Mid-1893 to the New Year 1894. The “Japanesque mark” becomes longer, more slender, and more graceful.
“THE YELLOW BOOK” OR GREEK VASE PERIOD
This ran from the New Year 1894 to Mid-1895; and in the middle of this Yellow Book period, that is, in Mid-1894, he signs the “Japanesque mark” for the last time.
THE GREAT PERIOD
I. “The Savoy” and II. “The Aquatintesques”
Mid-1895 to Yuletide 1896 1897
From Mid-1895 Beardsley signs in plain block capitals, right up to the end—the only difference being that in the last phase of the Aquatintesque line and wash work with the few line drawings of this time, that is from Mid-1896, he signs as a rule only the initials A. B. in plain block capitals, but now usually in a corner of his design, either in or without a small square label.
“AUBREY BEARDSLEY”
HAS BEEN DESIGNED
BY ROBERT S. JOSEPHY
AND PRINTED UNDER HIS
SUPERVISION BY THE
VAIL-BALLOU PRESS
BINGHAMTON
NEW YORK
Transcriber’s Notes:
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Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.