The art of Aubrey Beardsley1918

English illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) was a leading figure of the fin de siècle Aesthetic Movement and the most controversial artist of the 1890s. His delicate yet bold drawings in black ink of grotesque, sensual and erotic subjects transformed the art of illustration but also scandalized Victorian society with their dark and often perverse imagery. Prolific until his death from tuberculosis at the age of 25, he produced an enormous body of work that symbolized the decadence of the period and had a substantial and lasting effect on the Art Nouveau and poster movements. Originally published 20 years after he died, 'The Art of Aubrey Beardsley' presented some 60 of his most significant works in an intimate pocket volume. With a personal memoir and critical appreciation by...