Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley
Portrait of Beardsley by Frederick Hollyer, 1893
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an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.
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Born
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley 21 August 1872 Brighton, Sussex, England
Died
16 March 1898 (aged 25) Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, French Third Republic
Nationality
British
Known for
Illustration, graphics / graphic arts
adultbasic
Britain
Education
Westminster School of Art
era
1800+
Movement
Art Nouveau, aestheticism
Resting place
Cimetière du Vieux-Château, Menton, France