Tannhäuser

Aubrey Beardsley

Associated Names
Aubrey Beardsley

Artist, British, 1872 - 1898

The image shows an illustration of a person reaching out with both arms extended forward. The person has a determined expression and long hair styled back. They are wearing a robe with visible folds, surrounded by intricate botanical elements like flowers and leaves. In the background, there are vertical lines resembling tree trunks. The artwork is monochromatic with detailed line work. At the bottom, the word "TANNHÄUSER" is surrounded by floral motifs and vines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash heightened with white

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.5 x 18.7 cm (7 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1456

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zatlin 2016, no. 195

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Presented by the artist to Dr. Rowland Thurnam [1868 - 1941]; (Maggs Brothers, London). (Charles J. Sawyer, London, 1929); (Richard Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Aubrey Beardsley, Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Gallery of Modern Art and the Huntington Hartford Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966-68, no. 131.

1998

  • Aubrey Beardsley: A Centenary Tribute, Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan; and Gunma Museum of Fine Arts, Gunma, Japan, 1998, no. 20, repro.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2020

  • Aubrey Beardsley, Tate Britain, London; and Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2020-2021, no. 4, repro.

Bibliography

1959

  • Vallance, 27?.

2016

  • Zatlin, Linda Gertner. Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonne. Vol. I. New Haven and London, 2016: no. 195.

Inscriptions

lower right, in image, in black ink: TANNHAUSER; verso, at lower right, in graphite: RS 345

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64536932

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