Quote#Beauty
The poster first of all justified its existence on the grounds of…
Quote byAubrey Beardsley · 1872–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Art of the Hoarding (1894).
English (original)
The poster first of all justified its existence on the grounds of utility, and should it further aspire to beauty of line and colour, may not our hoardings claim kinship with the galleries, and the designers of affiches pose proudly in the public eye as the masters of Holland Road or Bond Street Barbizon (and, recollect, no gate money, no catalogue)?
— Aubrey Beardsley
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