Art Institute of Chicago
Oscar Wilde and Whistler
Philip William MayLinkedCulture matchlcp-7cf1a33e23a8
- Date
- 1894
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, with black crayon and touches of blue crayon, on ivory laminate board
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 14393
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Phil May, a friend of Roussel and a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, contributed caricatures of actors, artists, and writers to London periodicals. The bold style and sharp wit of his drawings attracted a wide following, and his illustrations were also published in book form. This caricature of Wilde and Whistler was reproduced in Phil May’s Sketch-book , which was first issued in 1895. The caption refers to Whistler’s repeated assertions that Wilde plagiarized his ideas, accusations that ended their guardedly amicable relationship in 1890.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Walter S. Brewster
- Provenance
- Sold by Albert Roullier Gallery, Chicago, to Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954, Lugt Suppl., 2651 a-b), Chicago, February 25, 1930 [invoice]; given to the Art Institute, 1933.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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