British, 1872–1898
Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898) was an English illustrator and a leading figure of the Aesthetic and Art Nouveau movements. Working almost entirely in stark black ink, he created boldly stylised, sinuous and often provocative drawings — most famously his illustrations for Oscar Wilde's Salome, Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and the avant-garde journal The Yellow Book. Though he died of tuberculosis at just twenty-five, his instantly recognisable line and daring compositions made him one of the most influential graphic artists of the fin de siècle.
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