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Aubrey Beardsley
1872–1898
Known for bold black-and-white drawings that helped define the 1890s Aesthetic movement, this English illustrator brought wit, elegance, and a touch of scandal to books, magazines, and the stage. His career was brief, but images for works like Salomé and The Yellow Book made him one of the most memorable artists of the fin de siècle.
2 Audiobooks
The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser: A Romantic Novel
by Aubrey Beardsley
Under the Hill, and Other Essays in Prose and Verse
by Aubrey Beardsley
About the author
Born in Brighton in 1872, Aubrey Beardsley showed striking artistic talent early and rose to fame while still very young. He became closely associated with the Aesthetic movement and is best remembered for his highly stylized black-and-white illustrations, full of flowing lines, decorative detail, and sharp contrasts.
Beardsley created some of his most famous work for Oscar Wilde's Salomé and for the influential magazine The Yellow Book. His imagery could be playful, eerie, elegant, or provocative, and it stood out immediately in the artistic world of the 1890s.
His life was short—he died in 1898 at just 25—but his influence lasted far beyond it. Beardsley's work remains central to discussions of Art Nouveau, illustration, and the decadent culture of late Victorian Britain.