Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley Biography:
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (August 21, 1872 - March 16, 1898) was an influential English artist, illustrator, and author. He was born in Brighton, England. Beardsley was aligned with the Yellow Book coterie of artists and writers, and produced many illustrations for the magazine. He was also closely aligned with Aestheticism, the British counterpart to Decadence and Symbolism. Most of his art, prints and posters are done in ink, and feature large dark areas contrasted with large blank ones, and areas of fine detail contrasted with areas with none at all.  >>click here for more