His unique illustrations and designs, his use of black ink to create these designs, his craftsmanship in producing the work, all of which he managed to achieved in such a short lifespan and under the threat of a incurable illness, spouts of haemorrhaging and death looming.  I can emphasize with his pre occupation with the darker seedier side of life, life to him was final and something to be mocked.   He mirrored it with satirist illustrations based on real people with a touch of fantasy and gothic to add a sadistic morbid quality and only in his later years of his life, regretting some of his more explicit and pornographic art, but throughout all of his work there was no doubt about his expertise.

He was born in 1872 and died 25 years later from T.B. but during his lifetime and after his death, his art and draughtsmanship became a stepping stone for many artists to explore.

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