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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.
Beardsley'swork reflected the decadence of his era and his influence was enormous, clearly visible in the work of the French Symbolists, the Poster Art Movement of the 1890s and the work of many later-period artists s...
Many artists were inspired by his distinct, subversive style. In 1966 the V&A famously held a popular Aubrey Beardsley exhibition. This led to a huge Beardsley revival. From album cover designs to tattoo art, Beardsle...
The Aubrey Beardsley Library is a collection of digitised primary sources and open access scholarship.
Beardsley had an unswerving tendency towards the fantastic of the gloomier and “unwholesome” sort. His treatment of most subjects was revolutionary; he deliberately ignored proportion and perspective, and the “freedom...
Apr 6, 2023 · Beardsley started to draw in primary school, and his works were published in school magazines. In 1892, he studied at the Westminister School of Art for a few months before becoming a professional artist...
Beardsley’s 1894 illustrations for Oscar Wilde’s play Salome are the true embodiment of English fin de siècle art and are notably his most famous works. Initially influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and other Aesthetic ...
