Wednesday 3 September 2014

Aubrey Beardsley

The Masque of the Red Death, 1894-95
(Illustrations of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe)

Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley, 1893
Photo: Frederick Hollyer

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  1. Beardsley had a singular talent. It's unfortunate that he turned against some of his earlier works at the end of his life, according to the wiki.

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    1. He would have known he'd have an early death and turned to Catholicism, which proberly influenced his ideas about his work. Fortunately his work was saved but it's a pity he died so young.

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