Oscar at the Sea-Shore (published in "Harper's Bazar," August 26, 1882)
Oscar Wilde dressed in aesthetic garb sits dejectedly on a sand pile by the water's edge, as puzzled children holding look at him. He holds a strand of seaweed. This is a proof of a wood engraving published in Harper's Bazar. In the latter publication, this text was printed below: "Oscar at the Sea-Shore. Young America: “Come, let’s bury him in the sand and put him out of his misery.”
Artwork Details
- Title: Oscar at the Sea-Shore (published in "Harper's Bazar," August 26, 1882)
- Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
- Sitter: Oscar Wilde (Irish, Dublin 1854–1900 Paris)
- Date: originally published 1882
- Medium: Relief print and electrotype
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (28.4 × 19 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
- Object Number: 33.35.93
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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