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Aubrey Beardsley

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British illustrator and author (1872-1898)

United KingdomArtistsLived 1872 to 1898 · aged 25
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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement, which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.

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Aubrey Beardsley by Jacques-Émile Blanche, oil on canvas, 1895 (National Portrait Gallery, London)Aubrey Beardsley by Jacques-Émile Blanche, oil on canvas, 1895 (National Portrait Gallery, London)The Peacock Skirt, 1893The Peacock Skirt, 1893The Barge, illustration to The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope, 1896The Barge, illustration to The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope, 1896The Black Cat, 1894-5The Black Cat, 1894-5Aubrey Beardsley, photograph c. 1894-1895Aubrey Beardsley, photograph c. 1894-1895

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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement, which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant despite his early death from tuberculosis. He is one of the important Modern Style figures.

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United Kingdom
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1872 to 1898 · aged 25
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