Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley

Your Guide to the 100 Most Famous Aubrey Beardsley Paintings

Updated Ekim 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 242 works by Aubrey Beardsley in our catalogue

In short

Aubrey Beardsley's best-known piece is Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly' (1894). You'll find it at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven. Next on the list are La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard (1894) and The Climax. We have 242 works by Aubrey Beardsley in our catalogue; this guide picks out the 100 best known, with the year, the museum and the story of each piece.

1872 – 1898, Brighton Art nouveau Most works: British Library

The 10 Aubrey Beardsley paintings to know first

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Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly' (1894) by Aubrey Beardsley

Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly'

1894 · Ink · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

In the twilight of the Victorian era, a singular voice emerged from the shadows of Brighton to redefine the boundaries of graphic art. Aubrey Vincent Beardsley’s 'Frontispiece for The Yellow Book' is not merely an illustration; it is a profound manifesto of the Decadent movement, captured in a breathtaking dance of ink and void. Created in 1894, this work serves as a gateway into a world where elegance meets the…

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La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard (1894) by Aubrey Beardsley

La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard

1894 · Engraving

La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard is an illustration created by the artist Aubrey Beardsley in 1894. This work originated from a commission to illuminate a new edition of Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory. The edition was released by the publisher J.M. Dent. The piece functions as a visual accompaniment to the medieval narrative, specifically focusing on the character of La Beale Isoud. She is identified in the text…

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The cover of The Yellow Book (1894) by Aubrey Beardsley

The cover of The Yellow Book

1894 · Ink

The Aubrey Vincent Beardsley painting, The cover of The Yellow Book, is a quintessential representation of the Art Nouveau style. Created in 1894, this iconic piece showcases Beardsley's unique ability to blend elegance and simplicity. As a prominent figure in the Art Nouveau movement, Beardsley's work continues to inspire artists and art enthusiasts alike. Background and Inspiration Beardsley's The cover of The Yellow Book was designed for the first issue…

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The Black Cape (1894) by Aubrey Beardsley

The Black Cape

1894 · Ink On Paper

In the evocative realm of 1894, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley captured a moment of profound theatricality with his ink drawing, The Black Cape. This masterpiece of the Art Nouveau movement presents a captivating study of a woman caught in a dynamic, almost breathless pose. As she lifts her skirt, there is an undeniable sense of movement and mystery, as if the viewer has stumbled upon a private, fleeting instant of revelation.…

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Ali Baba in the Woods (1897) by Aubrey Beardsley

Ali Baba in the Woods

1897 · Lithography

In this lithograph from 1897, we find ourselves drawn into a theatrical, almost unsettling moment from the tale of Ali Baba. The scene is stripped of color, relying entirely on a monochrome palette of black, white, and grey to establish its mood. A central figure dominates the left side of the composition, his body elongated and his arms outstretched in a gesture that feels both summoning and desperate. His expression…

Numbers 11 to 100: more Aubrey Beardsley paintings

11Adulterer (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyAdulterer1897 12Mrs Winifred Emery (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyMrs Winifred Emery1894 13The Toilet of Lampito (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Toilet of Lampito1896 14The Woman in the Moon (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Woman in the Moon1894 15Portrait of himself in bed (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyPortrait of himself in bed1894 16Ex-Libris by John Lumsden Propert (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyEx-Libris by John Lumsden Propert1894 17Waiting (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyWaiting1893 18The Lacedaemonian Ambassadors (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Lacedaemonian Ambassadors1896 19Garcons de Cafe (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyGarcons de Cafe1894 20The Toilet of Salome (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Toilet of Salome1894 21Count Valmont (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyCount Valmont1896 22The Examination of the Herald (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Examination of the Herald1896 23The Battle of the Beaux and the Belles (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Battle of the Beaux and the Belles1896 24The Peacock Skirt (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Peacock Skirt1893 25Title page (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyTitle page1896 26Lysistrata Defending the Acropolis (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyLysistrata Defending the Acropolis1896 27Design for end paper of 'Pierrot' (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyDesign for end paper of 'Pierrot'1896 28Design for the front cover of 'The Savoy: Complete in Three Volumes' (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyDesign for the front cover of 'The Savoy: Complete in Three Volumes'1896 29A large Christmas Card (1895) by Aubrey BeardsleyA large Christmas Card1895 30Black Coffee (1895) by Aubrey BeardsleyBlack Coffee1895 31The Lady of the Lake Telleth Arthur of the Sword Excalibur (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Lady of the Lake Telleth Arthur of the Sword Excalibur1893 32The Dancer's Reward (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Dancer's Reward1894 33Madame Rejane (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyMadame Rejane1894 34Et in Arcadio Ego (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyEt in Arcadio Ego1896 35The Climax (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Climax1893 36The Stomach Dance (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Stomach Dance1893 37The Eyes of Herod (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Eyes of Herod1894 38Lysistrata Shielding Her Coynte (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyLysistrata Shielding Her Coynte1896 39The Platonic Lament (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Platonic Lament1894 40Salome with her mother (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleySalome with her mother1894 41Lady Gold's Escort (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyLady Gold's Escort1894 42Third tableau (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThird tableau1896 43Cover Design for Ali Baba (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyCover Design for Ali Baba1897 44Apollo pursuing Daphne (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyApollo pursuing Daphne1896 45Cover design to 'The Pierrot of the Minute' (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyCover design to 'The Pierrot of the Minute'1897 46Salomé, Plate 9 (1906) by Aubrey BeardsleySalomé, Plate 91906 · British Library 47Of a Neophyte and how the Black Art was revealed unto him by Aubrey BeardsleyOf a Neophyte and how the Black Art was revealed unto him 48How Queen Guenever rode on Maying II by Aubrey BeardsleyHow Queen Guenever rode on Maying II 49A Nocturne of Chopin by Aubrey BeardsleyA Nocturne of Chopin 50Incipit Vita Nova by Aubrey BeardsleyIncipit Vita Nova 51Advertisement for Children's Books (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyAdvertisement for Children's Books1894 52Salomé, Plate 3 (1906) by Aubrey BeardsleySalomé, Plate 31906 · British Library 53Cover 1894 (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyCover 18941894 · Bratislava City Gallery 54Cover and spine 1893 (1893) by Aubrey BeardsleyCover and spine 18931893 55Front Cover (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyFront Cover1897 56Pierrot of the Minute (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyPierrot of the Minute1897 57The Coiffing (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Coiffing1896 58Don Juan, Sganarelle and the Beggar (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyDon Juan, Sganarelle and the Beggar1896 59Merlin and Nimue (1894) by Aubrey BeardsleyMerlin and Nimue1894 60Venus between Terminal Gods (1895) by Aubrey BeardsleyVenus between Terminal Gods1895 61The Mysterious Rose Garden (1895) by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Mysterious Rose Garden1895 62Albert in search of his ideals (1897) by Aubrey BeardsleyAlbert in search of his ideals1897 63Title page (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyTitle page1896 64Initial Letter 'V' to Volpone (1898) by Aubrey BeardsleyInitial Letter 'V' to Volpone1898 65Front Cover (1896) by Aubrey BeardsleyFront Cover1896 66Chopin by Aubrey BeardsleyChopin 67Roseoflima by Aubrey BeardsleyRoseoflima 68Front Cover by Aubrey BeardsleyFront Cover 69Flosshilde by Aubrey BeardsleyFlosshilde 70A Child at its Mother's Bed by Aubrey BeardsleyA Child at its Mother's Bed 71Self-portait by Aubrey BeardsleySelf-portait 72Scarlet_Pastorale by Aubrey BeardsleyScarlet_Pastorale 73Hail and farewell by Aubrey BeardsleyHail and farewell 74Caricature of Felix Mendelssohn by Aubrey BeardsleyCaricature of Felix Mendelssohn 75Poster of Girl and a Bookshop by Aubrey BeardsleyPoster of Girl and a Bookshop 76Caricature of a figure in a sunflower dress by Aubrey BeardsleyCaricature of a figure in a sunflower dress 77Ballet of Marionettes I by Aubrey BeardsleyBallet of Marionettes I 78By Edgar Allan Poe by Aubrey BeardsleyBy Edgar Allan Poe 79How Sir Launcelot was Known by Dame Elaine II by Aubrey BeardsleyHow Sir Launcelot was Known by Dame Elaine II 80Self-portait by Aubrey BeardsleySelf-portait 81Bathyllus taking the pose by Aubrey BeardsleyBathyllus taking the pose 82Woman in a Bookshop by Aubrey BeardsleyWoman in a Bookshop 83Withered Spring by Aubrey BeardsleyWithered Spring 84The Kiss of Judas by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Kiss of Judas 85A Snare of Vintage by Aubrey BeardsleyA Snare of Vintage 86How King Mark and Sir Dinadan Heard Sir Palomides I by Aubrey BeardsleyHow King Mark and Sir Dinadan Heard Sir Palomides I 87Cinesias Entreating Myrrhina to Coition by Aubrey BeardsleyCinesias Entreating Myrrhina to Coition 88A Snare of Vintage by Aubrey BeardsleyA Snare of Vintage 89Cover design for 'The Yellow Book' by Aubrey BeardsleyCover design for 'The Yellow Book' 90Pierrot by Aubrey BeardsleyPierrot 91Seated Lady by Aubrey BeardsleySeated Lady 92Ballet of Marionettes II by Aubrey BeardsleyBallet of Marionettes II 93The Artist' Bookplate by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Artist' Bookplate 94Pierrot by Aubrey BeardsleyPierrot 95Hail Mary (pencil) by Aubrey BeardsleyHail Mary (pencil) 96The Litany of Mary Magdalen by Aubrey BeardsleyThe Litany of Mary Magdalen 97Lady with Cello by Aubrey BeardsleyLady with Cello 98Juvenal Scourging Woman by Aubrey BeardsleyJuvenal Scourging Woman 99Mrs Pinchwife Country Wife by Wycherley by Aubrey BeardsleyMrs Pinchwife Country Wife by Wycherley 100Mademoiselle de Maupin by Aubrey BeardsleyMademoiselle de Maupin

Aubrey Beardsley's paintings, period by period

What Aubrey Beardsley painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see Aubrey Beardsley's paintings

The 3 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Aubrey Beardsley Paintings from this list
British Library, LondonBritish Library London 2 Salomé, Plate 9, Salomé, Plate 3
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 1 Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly'
Bratislava City Gallery, BratislavaBratislava City Gallery Bratislava 1 Cover 1894

Year by year: the best-known Aubrey Beardsley pieces

Aubrey Beardsley's dated pieces here run from 1893 to 1898, only 6 years. Here they are, one year at a time.

Works per year

Pick a year to see its pieces.

Aubrey Beardsley: quick answers about the paintings

What is Aubrey Beardsley's best-known painting?See the answer

Top of the list is Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly' (1894), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Right behind it: La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard (1894) and The Climax.

What age was Aubrey Beardsley when creating Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly'?See the answer

22 years old. Aubrey Beardsley was born in 1872, and Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly' dates from 1894.

What are Aubrey Beardsley's top 10 paintings?See the answer

Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly', La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, The Climax, The Scarlet Pastorale, The cover of The Yellow Book, The Black Cape, The Yellow Book, Sir Launcelot and the Witch Hellawes, Ali Baba in the Woods and Caprice. Verso: Masked Woman with a White Mouse. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many works by Aubrey Beardsley are in your catalogue?See the answer

We have 242 works by Aubrey Beardsley in our catalogue, dated 1893 to 1898.

In which museums can you see Aubrey Beardsley's famous works?See the answer

You'll find most of them in British Library (London), Yale Center for British Art (New Haven) and Bratislava City Gallery (Bratislava). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Aubrey Beardsley make the most famous pieces?See the answer

In 1894, more than any other time: 21 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Frontispiece for 'The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly' among them.

What are Aubrey Beardsley's first and last famous pieces?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Waiting (1893); the most recent is Initial Letter 'V' to Volpone (1898).

Which subjects did Aubrey Beardsley paint most often?See the answer

Characters (29), Women (12) and Men (11), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

Which medium shows up most in Aubrey Beardsley's paintings?See the answer

Lithography, used in 3 of the 100 pieces on this page.

What style or movement is Aubrey Beardsley known for?See the answer

Art nouveau, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which famous Aubrey Beardsley paintings are at the British Library?See the answer

You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the British Library, London, including Salomé, Plate 9 and Salomé, Plate 3.

Where can I order a Aubrey Beardsley reproduction?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Aubrey Beardsley's story

erken yaşam ve kariyer

aubrey vincent beardsley, dünyaca ünlü İngiliz illüstratör ve yazar, 21 Ağustos 1872 tarihinde İngiltere'nin Brighton, Sussex kentinde dünyaya geldi. Hayatı, sosyal istikrarsızlıklar ve duygusal yoğunluklarla damgalanmış; yaşamı boyunca tekrarlayan tüberküloz atakları sağlığını derinden etkilemiştir. Tüm bu zorluklara rağmen, Beardsley'in annesi onun sanatsal yeteneklerini teşvik etmiş, böylece sanatçı müzik ve edebiyata karşı derin bir tutku geliştirmiştir.

sanatsal üslup ve etkiler

Beardsley'in siyah mürekkep çizimleri, Japon ahşap baskılarından (ukiyo-e) beslenerek grotesk, dekadan ve erotik temaları ustalıkla betimlemiştir. Eserleri; karmaşık kompozisyonlar, rafine çizgiler ve cinsel kimlik gibi temaların keşfiyle karakterize edilir. Trajik derecede kısa süren ömrüne rağmen, Beardsılı'nın Art Nouveau akımının gelişimine sunduğu katkı son derece büyüktür.

önemli eserler ve iş birlikleri

  • Oscar Wilde'ın yazdığı ve Beardsley'in illüstrasyonlarıyla hayat bulan Salome adlı oyun
  • Beardsley tarafından kurucu ortaklığı yapılan ve Art Nouveau üslubunu sergileyen the yellow book dergisi /tr/art/list/
  • Beardsley'in grotesk ve erotik unsurları benzersiz bir biçimde harmanladığı eserlerinden oluşan a book of fifty drawings koleksiyonu

miras ve etki

Beardsley'in çalışmaları, Art Nouveau'nun gelişiminde derin bir iz bırakmıştır. Onun sanatsal etkisi, Fransız sembolistlerin eserlerinde ve daha sonraki dönem Art Nouveau sanatçılarının çalışmalarında açıkça görülebilir. [https://AllPaintılıStore.com/@/aubrey-vincent-beardsley](https://ArtsDot.com/@/aubrey-vincent-beardsley)
  • Beardsley'in sanat eserlerini ArtsDot üzerinde inceleyin: [https://ArtsDot.com/@/aubrey-vincent-beardsley](https://ArtsDot.com/@/aubrey-vincent-beardsley)
  • Beardsley hakkında daha fazlasını Wikipedia'da okuyun: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aubrey_beardsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aubrey_beardsley)

beardsley'in eserlerine yer veren temel sanat eserleri ve müzeler

  • Beardsley'in eşsiz üslubunu sergileyen bir çalışması olan the climax [https://ArtsDot.com/@@/8bwn3p-aubrey-vincent-beardsley-the-climax](https://ArtsDot.com/@@/8bwn3p-aubrey-vincent-beardsley-the-climax)
  • Beardsley'in Art Nouveau tarzını yansıtan bir diğer önemli eseri olan isolde [https://ArtsDot.com/@@/8bwn3j-aubrey-vincent-beardsley-isolde](https://ArtsDot.com/@@/8bwn3j-aubrey-vincent-beardsley-isolde)
Beardsley'in hayatı, tüberküloz nedeniyle henüz 25 yaşındayken yarıda kalmış olsa da, bıraktığı miras günümüzde bile sanatçılara ilham vermeye ve onları etkilemeye devam etmektedir.

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