Aubrey Beardsley in:Beardsley: a biography, G. Braziller, 1967, p. 86.
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We have had enough of their omniscience, their parade of technical knowledge, and their predilection for the wrong end of the stick.
— Aubrey Beardsley on Omniscience
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About Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator whose black-and-white ink drawings influenced the development of the Art Nouveau style.
About Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English illustrator whose black-and-white ink drawings influenced the development of the Art Nouveau style.
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