Lot 499
Avenue Theatre, London.- Beardsley (Aubrey) A Comedy of Sighs by John Todhunter and The Land of Heart's Desire by W. B. Yeats, 1894.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Avenue Theatre, London.- Beardsley (Aubrey) A Comedy of Sighs by John Todhunter and The Land of Heart's Desire by W. B. Yeats, poster advertising two plays, lithograph printed in green and blue, 730 x 495 mm. (28 3/4 x 19 1/2 in), under glass, some careful repairs to small tears and loss to extremities, handling creases and some minor surface dirt, framed, Stafford & Co. Ltd., 1894
⁂ Florence Farr, the actress and manager of the Avenue Theatre in 1894, commissioned the young illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) to design this poster, which doubled as a programme cover illustration.
Description
Avenue Theatre, London.- Beardsley (Aubrey) A Comedy of Sighs by John Todhunter and The Land of Heart's Desire by W. B. Yeats, poster advertising two plays, lithograph printed in green and blue, 730 x 495 mm. (28 3/4 x 19 1/2 in), under glass, some careful repairs to small tears and loss to extremities, handling creases and some minor surface dirt, framed, Stafford & Co. Ltd., 1894
⁂ Florence Farr, the actress and manager of the Avenue Theatre in 1894, commissioned the young illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) to design this poster, which doubled as a programme cover illustration.
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