This character is male. Beardsley deliberately gave him a feminine appearance. Beardsley died of tuberculosis when he was 25. To me, that explains some of the qualities of his work. Sometimes his illustrations remind me of the naughty but elaborately detailed and stylized drawings that some of my classmates drew in high school and college. He was very, very good at what he did, though.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
05-27-10. Copy of Aubrey Beardsley illustration, "Bathyllus' Swan Dance".
This character is male. Beardsley deliberately gave him a feminine appearance. Beardsley died of tuberculosis when he was 25. To me, that explains some of the qualities of his work. Sometimes his illustrations remind me of the naughty but elaborately detailed and stylized drawings that some of my classmates drew in high school and college. He was very, very good at what he did, though.
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