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Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

1872–1898

WA-00021579

Brighton, UK

PaintingSymbolismArt Nouveau

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

23

Works in Collection

28

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ272566

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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Three Modern Styles

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/413
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement, which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant despite his early death from tuberculosis. He is one of the important Modern Style figures.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Symbolism

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (23)

Panel

1901 · Cotton, plain weave; block printed

155.6 × 116.2 cm (61 1/2 × 45 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 107 cm (42 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Yellow Book, Vol. XI: Sold Here

The Yellow Book, Vol. XI: Sold Here

1896 · Letterpress and lithography

15 3/8 x 11 7/16" (39 x 29 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Frontispiece to Chopin’s Third Ballade

Frontispiece to Chopin’s Third Ballade

1895 · Ink and wash on paper

support: 260 x 245 mm

Messalina and her Companion

Messalina and her Companion

1895 · Graphite, ink and watercolour on paper

support: 279 x 178 mm

Isolde

1895 · color lithograph

Image: 22.8 x 14.2 cm (9 x 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 28.5 x 20.4 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fat Woman

1894 · Ink on paper

support: 178 x 162 mm frame: 550 x 367 x 21 mm

La Dame aux Camelias

La Dame aux Camelias

1894 · Ink and watercolour on paper

support: 279 x 181 mm

Design for the Frontispiece to John Davidson’s Plays

Design for the Frontispiece to John Davidson’s Plays

1894 · Ink and graphite on paper

support: 286 x 187 mm

Cover Design for the ‘Yellow Book’

Cover Design for the ‘Yellow Book’

1894 · Ink on paper

support: 260 x 216 mm

Caprice. Verso: Masked Woman with a White Mouse

Caprice. Verso: Masked Woman with a White Mouse

1894 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 762 x 635 mm frame: 940 x 815 x 80 mm

Children's Books

1894 · Lithograph

30 x 20" (76.0 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Avenue Theater, A Comedy of Sighs!

Avenue Theater, A Comedy of Sighs!

1894 · Lithograph and letterpress

30 x 20" (76.1 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for How a Devil in Woman's Likeness Would Have Tempted Sir Bors

Study for How a Devil in Woman's Likeness Would Have Tempted Sir Bors

1893 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over graphite, on tan wove paper

26.5 × 38.9 cm (10 7/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Professor Fred Brown

Professor Fred Brown

1892 · Graphite and ink on paper

support: 254 x 254 mm

Man with Skull

1892 · Pen and ink on ivory wove paper

8.6 × 7.6 cm (3 7/16 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Whistler in Spanish 17th Century Costume

Portrait of Whistler in Spanish 17th Century Costume

1892 · Pen and black ink, on ivory wove paper

7.8 × 8.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Decorative Study: Woman with Sunflowers

Decorative Study: Woman with Sunflowers

1892 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper

12.8 × 8.5 cm (5 1/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Decorative Study: Two Angels

Decorative Study: Two Angels

1892 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper

14.3 × 9.6 cm (5 11/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Toilet, from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

The Toilet, from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

1890 · pen and black ink with traces of graphite underdrawing

Sheet: 25.6 x 17.4 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgilius the Sorcerer

Virgilius the Sorcerer

1888 · Pen and brush and black ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board

23.3 × 14.3 cm (9 3/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Withered Spring

Withered Spring

1872 · pen and black ink heightened with white over graphite

image: 39.2 x 22.3 cm (15 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 42.2 x 25.2 cm (16 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.) mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Tannhäuser

1872 · pen and black ink with gray wash heightened with white

overall: 18.5 x 18.7 cm (7 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Caricature of J.M. Whistler

Caricature of J.M. Whistler

1872 · pen and black ink on wove paper

overall: 21.1 x 11.8 cm (8 5/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

23 published of 26 catalogued · 24 with image

Tate
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Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
MoMA
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Nga
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Cover Design for the ‘Yellow Book’
1894 · Tate · 1 prov
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La Dame aux Camelias
1894 · Tate · 1 prov
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Professor Fred Brown
1892 · Tate · 1 prov
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Design for the Frontispiece to John Davidson’s Plays
1894 · Tate · 1 prov
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The Fat Woman
1894 · Tate · 1 prov
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The Toilet, from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
1890 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Isolde
1895 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Caprice. Verso: Masked Woman with a White Mouse
1894 · Tate · 1 prov
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Frontispiece to Chopin’s Third Ballade
1895 · Tate · 1 prov
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Messalina and her Companion
1895 · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Portrait of Whistler in Spanish 17th Century Costume (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

7

Movements2

Symbolism Art Nouveau

Collections5

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Tate