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post #1 of 10
6/25/08 at 4:41am
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A book of illustrations by Franz von Bayros.
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post #2 of 10
6/25/08 at 7:22pm
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Another nice gift would be a Taschen twin set--The Book of Big Breasts & Big Penis.
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post #3 of 10
6/25/08 at 8:47pm
Incredible! - I had the three first ones lying around - they're in a collection of twelve in a folder called "Das Boudoir", or something like it. I think I'm one of the few to be able to say that I've had great success actually inviting women home and showing them my etchings. Von Bayros was of Spanish ancestry, but lived in Vienna. (I also think he's a bit too derivative of Beardsley.) They're fantastic, luxurious printing quality, though. Surprised you picked the least macabre ones, there's a lot more of an S&M/gothic/necro angle to the rest of them.
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post #4 of 10
6/25/08 at 8:52pm
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I believe his most famous set was Erzahlungen vom Toilettentisch or Tales From the Dressing Table. This one is particularly charming: Another one:
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post #5 of 10
6/26/08 at 11:49pm
LK can you find me a homo version?
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post #6 of 10
6/27/08 at 12:12am
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Incredible! - I had the three first ones lying around - they're in a collection of twelve in a folder called "Das Boudoir", or something like it.

I think I'm one of the few to be able to say that I've had great success actually inviting women home and showing them my etchings.

Von Bayros was of Spanish ancestry, but lived in Vienna. (I also think he's a bit too derivative of Beardsley.) They're fantastic, luxurious printing quality, though.

Surprised you picked the least macabre ones, there's a lot more of an S&M/gothic/necro angle to the rest of them.

Absolutely correct in your remark about Beardsley. I believe a number of those may appeal to Mr. Socal's query. I remember we had a very liberal teacher in grade 13 art class that put a number of Beardsley's "banned" works up on a projector screen in the auditorium, and the class was stunned into silence. Some of his works would be considered illegal even in today's market...

I generally give newlyweds a nice new edition of a pop-up book by Robert Sabuda.
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post #7 of 10
6/27/08 at 3:36am
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LK can you find me a homo version?

Christian Schad had a very nice silverpoint entitled "Boys in Love." It's quite charming with two Germanic twinks kissing rather passionately. Almost poignant.

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Absolutely correct in your remark about Beardsley. I believe a number of those may appeal to Mr. Socal's query. I remember we had a very liberal teacher in grade 13 art class that put a number of Beardsley's "banned" works up on a projector screen in the auditorium, and the class was stunned into silence. Some of his works would be considered illegal even in today's market...

I generally give newlyweds a nice new edition of a pop-up book by Robert Sabuda.

Aubrey Beardsley seems less overtly sexual and more darkly erotic though the line quality and overall aesthetic is definitely seen in von Bayros's work.

The only good pop-up book I have is Rein Jansma's "Stairs".
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post #8 of 10
6/27/08 at 4:25am
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Aubrey Beardsley seems less overtly sexual and more darkly erotic though the line quality and overall aesthetic is definitely seen in von Bayros's work.

Ummn, well, here's a couple of pics we saw during our lecture in class, circa 1976. I think I was about 18 at the time.

While I don't know what to say if these are considered less overtly sexual in context, I would certainly consider these examples of Beardsley as Victorian Pornographica, in an "arty-farty" sort of way.
Both, from the volume Lysistrata, of course.



I find this one below most amusing:
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post #9 of 10
6/27/08 at 10:35am
I cant help the feeling that ol'LK isn't getting much.
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post #10 of 10
7/4/08 at 6:34pm
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Another good one, especially for the young ones:

http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/cata...sa_del_rio.htm
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