![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Beardsley had tuberculosis and knew he would die young. By 1895, Aubrey had formed his mature style, characterized by a sinuously curving hard line, that enclosed interrelating areas of solid black and white. Also, he made the cover designs and many illustrations for the magazine. Aubrey served as an art editor for the first four editions. ![]() In 1894, Beardsley, together with American writer Henry Harland, co-founded "The Yellow Book" - a British quarterly literary periodical. In mid-1892, Aubrey used a Japanese-influenced mark, which became progressively more graceful, sometimes accompanied by A.B. Between 18, he started to use his initials, A.V.B. In his yearly years, the illustrator didn't sign his works. Aubrey's first most important commission was to illustrate "Le Morte Darthur", written by Thomas Malory. ![]() In 1891, under the advice of Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, he took up art as a profession. In 1888, Aubrey obtained a post in an architect's office and afterwards, he found work in the Guardian Life and Fire Insurance Company. ![]()
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