Artist: Aubrey Beardsley (1872 - 1898)
Nationality: English
Movement: Post-Impressionism
Media: Illustration, Pen & Ink
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Biography:
Abrey Beardsley was born in Brighton, and endured tuberculosis as a child in 1879. At 16, he moved to London to study art. His first commission came from J.M. Dent in 1893, who asked him to illustrate Malory’s Morte d’Arthur. This project resulted in more commissions, the most famous of these being his pen and ink illustrations of Oscar Wilde’s Salome. In 1895, Beardsley’s tuberculosis resurfaced and ultimately caused his death in 1898.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Frederick Henry Evans - Aubrey Beardsley 1895 platinum print The Royal Photographic Society British
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Aubrey Beardsley, Moska, circa 1895
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Yellow Book, 1896
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Yellow Book, 1895
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Aubrey Beardsley, The Billet-Doux, circa 1896
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Aubrey Beardsley, Salome by Oscar Wilde (London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head: 1920), 1920
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Leonard Baskin, Aubrey Beardsley, twenty-third plate in the book, Icones librorum artifices ([Leeds, Mass.]: Gehenna Press, 1988), 1988
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Morte d"Arthur, 1893 Author: Sir Thomas Malory (British, 15th century); Illustrator: Aubrey Beardsley (British, 1872-1898)London:
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The Dream
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 2 on page 2 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights ä (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Ornamented page and first initial for book 1, chapter 1 on page 1 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights ä (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, How King Marke Found Sir Tristram, in book 9 opposite page 262 in the book, Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights ä (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, First title page in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 10, chapter 67(sic, should be ch. 66) on page 374 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909)
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 25 on page 30 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 27 on page 32 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 20 on page 25 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 8 on page 40 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 9 on page 41 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 10 on page 42 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 11 on page 43 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 12 on page 44 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter13 on page 45 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 14 on page 46 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 15 on page 47 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 16 on page 48 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 17 on page 49 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 2, chapter 18 on page 50 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Final vignette for book 2 on page 52 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 19 on page 24 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 1, chapter 8 on page 9 in the bookMorte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Title page (principal ) in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909), 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 10, chapter 88 on page 403 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Final vignette for book 10 on page 404 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 11, chapter 3 on page 408 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 11, chapter 4 on page 409 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 11, chapter 5 on page 410 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 11, chapter 6 on page 411 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894
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Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette for book 11, chapter 7 on page 412 in the book Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights äby Sir Thomas Malory. intro. John Rhys. 2nd ed. (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909) , 1893 - 1894

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National Gallery: A Private Passion: 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, Harvard University
The exhibition is organised by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with the National Gallery, London, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon and Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...
Frick Collection: Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art
Among the other artists represented in the exhibition are Northern European masters Matthias Grünewald, Jan van Goyen, Adoph von Menzel, Piet Mondrian, and Paul Klee. Italian artists include Fra Bartolommeo, Rosso Fiorentino, Federico Barocci, Gi...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: Charles Conder: A Retrospective 1868-1909
Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Australian Art and Co-Curator of the Charles Conder Retrospective Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Charles Conder are considered to have laid the foundation of the great Heidelberg school of ...
ARTSPACE, Auckland: Bright Paradise: Tony De Lautour, Ian McDonald, Paul Morrison, Paul Seitsema
Curated by Allan Smith, Bright Paradise tracks narratives of exploration, discovery, travel, leisure, image collections and technologies within a matrix of loss and longing. The show includes around 30 artists, with 10 of these coming fro...
Centre Georges Pompidou: Hitchcock and Art: Fatal Coincidences
This spectacular exhibition will include 200 nineteenth- and twentieth-century artworks - paintings, drawings, prints, illustrated books and sculpture - and 300 cinema documents - production stills, posters, story boards, and set and ...
Montreal Museum of Fine Art: Hitchcock and Art: Fatal Coincidences
Hitchcock: The Man and His Art Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) made more than fifty films. His name, synonymous with suspense, is legendary in the annals of cinematic history. He is ...
Bayly Art Museum: Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium
The special exhibition Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium opens to the public on Saturday, June 17. Curated by Dr. Lyn Bolen Rushton for the Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia, the exhibition features site-specific piec...

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