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The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
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The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Woman with her hairdresser. Note diagonal line rising from the footstool to the crown on the Virgin Marys head. Illustration for Beardsleys poem " The Ballad of the Barber", a carefully wrought and chilling little fable concerning a thirteen year old princess and a Sweeney Todd-like coiffeur who slits her throat with the jagged glass of a broken bottle of cologne, and then creeps away " on pointed feet". Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]
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The Coiffing, from The Savoy No. 3,1896 - A Haunting Tale of Beauty and Betrayal
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. In this print by Aubrey Beardsley, we are transported to the decadent world of late 19th-century Britain. The image depicts a woman seated on an elegant footstool while her hairdresser tends to her coiffure. However, upon closer inspection, we notice a diagonal line rising from the footstool to the crown on the Virgin Mary's head. This intriguing detail hints at the dark undercurrents within Beardsley's poem "The Ballad of the Barber" which inspired this illustration. It tells a chilling fable about a thirteen-year-old princess who falls victim to a Sweeney Todd-like coiffeur. With jagged glass from a broken bottle of cologne, he slits her throat before disappearing "on pointed feet". Beardsley's meticulous attention to detail is evident in every stroke of his pen as he captures both beauty and horror in equal measure. The delicate ribbons adorning the woman's robe contrast with the sinister undertones lurking beneath their surface. Published in "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A Walker in 1948, this artwork showcases not only Beardsley's exceptional graphic design skills but also his ability to create thought-provoking narratives through visual art. "The Coiffing" serves as a reminder that even amidst elegance and opulence, darkness can lurk just below the surface—a cautionary tale wrapped in stunning aesthetics that continues to captivate viewers over a century later.
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