BEARDSLEY, A SINGULAR PRODIGY

British illustrator Aubrey Beardsley (18721898) produced an extraordinary oeuvre marked by exquisite lines and bold use of black-an d-white contrasts. This definitive survey traces his all too brief career through more than 200 major artworks, mostly from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. It includes such illustrated works as Le Morte dArthur, his first breakthrough, as well as his crowning achievement, Salomé, and the late masterpieces Mademoiselle de Maupin and The Rape of the Lock. A complete look at Beardsleys life...[Read more]