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Satire on art of Aubrey Beardsley

How It Is Done, an Art-Recipe. A satirical drawing published in Punch in 1894 on the art of Aubrey Beardsley, a controversial artist seen as a decadent in the 1890s. A Beardsley-esque woman with a parasol and a gown emblazoned with a skull startles a top-hatted man and a black cat. The artist has made fun of several of Beardsley's signature shapes and styles and has included items associated with the aesthetic movement such as a peacock feather. Date: 1894

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Satire on art of Aubrey Beardsley

Airs Resumptive. V. - Lilith Libifera (after Rossetti). A satirical drawing and poem published in Punch in 1894 on the art of Aubrey Beardsley. Beardsley's Portrait of the Artist in Bed is caricatured as 'portrait of the artist in bed(lam), puzzle - to find him', with Beardsley-style faces in the fabric pattern. The poem satirises Beardsley as Whiskersley and The Yellow Book as The Bilious Book. Date: 1894

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Satire on art of Aubrey Beardsley

Drawing in Punch, 1894, satirising the unique and controversial artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley. The artist's name used, 'Mortarthurio Whiskersley', references Beardsley's series of illustrations to Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Date: 1894