Aubrey Beardsley ( 1872 - 1898 ) was a British painter. Aubrey Beardsley s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 1493.68 USD for A female centaur (illus. for the 2nd vol. of Dent s ed. of the Morte Darthur, 1893-4) in 2002 to 30260.8 USD for La belle Isould at joyous gard two drawings within one mount in 2008 , based on