How few of our young English impressionists knew the differ… - Aubrey Beardsley

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How few of our young English impressionists knew the difference between a palette and a picture! However, I believe that Walter Sickert did — sly dog!

Aubrey Beardsley

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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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