Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was a English illustrator.[1] He is best known for his drawings for Oscar Wilde's Salome.[2] Beardsley is one of the famous people who appears on the cover of The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Early life
Beardsley was born in Brighton where his mother taught him to be interested in books and music.[1] He was very good at music and drawing by the age of ten, but he was already sick with tuberculosis. After leaving school he worked as a clerk for an insurance company in London. He had to stop working at the end of 1889 because of his illness.[1] He tried writing, but in 1891 he started to work full-time as an artist.
Aubrey Beardsley Media
Aubrey Beardsley by Jacques-Émile Blanche, oil on canvas, 1895 (National Portrait Gallery, London)
The Black Cat, 1894–5
John the Baptist and Salome, 1893–4 (published 1907)
The Stomach Dance, 1893–4
The Dancers Reward, from Salomé: a tragedy in one act (1904)
The Climax from the illustrations for Salomé, 1893–4
Tailpiece or Cul de Lampe, cover for Wilde's Salomé, 1893–4
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "History of Art: Aubrey Beardsley". all-art.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ "Aubrey Beardsley: free web books, online". ebooks.adelaide.edu.au. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.