5.+Aubrey+Beardsley

1. Birthplace and Dates of Birth (and Death, if appropriate)
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was born on August 21, 1872 in Brighton, England and died on March 16, 1898 in Menton France. He lived to be 25, and died of Tuberculosis.

2. Art movement (for example, Abstract Expressionism)
He was a part of the Art Nouveau Era and a leading artist in the Aestheticism Movement.

3. Where did they study or who did they apprentice with?
He studied in England, and France. He was constantly falling ill and couldn't study with anyone. On some days he couldn't even leave his house.

4. Who or what influenced their work?
He once said, "All humanity inspires me." His drawings were of humans so it only makes sense that people inspired him.

5. What made their work unique? Describe their style of artwork.
His work was unique because of the content. He often drew what was referred to as "grotesque erotica." He had said at one point, "I have one aim- the grotesque. If I am not grotesque I am nothing." He seemed to enjoy drawing the more perverse subjects.

6. Is there any interesting story of their life you can share?
His sexuality remains a mystery today. Some believe he was asexual. There was even a rumor going around that he had an incestuous relationship with his sister, Mabel, who was just one year older than him.

7. Include a quote by or about the artist.
He had several, but my all time favorite is, "I t takes only one man to make an artist, but forty men to make an academician." It speaks to me because it seems to have a free, airy feeling to it. If you have the talent, artistry is easy, and it would make becoming an academician seem much more difficult.

9. Images of 3 most famous works (with title and date of work)
Aubrey was notorious for very crass pictures. Here are some of the more clean ones:

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10. Citations of Research
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2971 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aubrey_Beardsley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Beardsley http://www.artpassions.net/cgi-bin/show_image.pl?../galleries/beardsleymd/md20-3_in_mourning.jpg http://www.artpassions.net/cgi-bin/show_image.pl?../galleries/beardsleymd/md9-3_morgan_le_fay.jpg http://www.artpassions.net/cgi-bin/show_image.pl?../galleries/beardsleymd/md6-2_found_sleeping.jpg http://beardsley.artpassions.net/