Aubrey Vincent Beardsley 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. He is one of the important Modern Style figures.
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Venus between Terminal Gods (1895)
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The Platonic Lament (1894)
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“No language is rude that can boast polite writers.”
Aubrey Beardsley
Aug 21, 1872 - Mar 16, 1898