Aubrey Beardsley

1872–1898

Aubrey Beardsley, ‘La Dame aux Camélias’ 1894
La Dame aux Camélias 1894
License this image

In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1890

Free entry

Biography

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and emphasized 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.

This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. Spotted a problem? Let us know.

Read full Wikipedia entry
Art nouveau Decadence Fin de Siècle 1 more art term …

Artworks

Left Right

Artist as subject

Film and audio

Features

  • Aubrey Beardsley's illustrated self portrait

    List

    The Story of Aubrey Beardsley in Five Artworks

    Explore the life and art of an influential and controversial young illustrator

  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘The Two Friends’ 1894

    Art Term

    Fin de Siècle

    Fin de Siècle is a French phrase meaning 'end of century' and is applied specifically as a historical term to …

  • Aubrey Beardsley, ‘Design for the Frontispiece to John Davidson’s Plays’ 1894

    Art Term

    Art nouveau

    Art nouveau is an international style in architecture and design that emerged in the 1890s and is characterised by sinuous …

  • Aubrey Beardsley, ‘Messalina and her Companion’ 1895

    Art Term

    Decadence

    Decadence generally refers to an extreme manifestation of symbolism which appeared towards the end of the nineteenth century and emphasised …

You might like

Left Right

In the shop

Browse the shop