TitleD. de la R. II
Artist
John Wilde
(1919-2006)
Date1986
MediumSilverpoint
DimensionsSheet size: 20 1/4 × 14 1/2 in.
Image size: 20 × 13 3/4 in.
Mat size: 22 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.
SignedSigned lower right: "John Wilde 1986"
SubmissionANA diploma presentation, December 15, 1994
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number1993.52
Label TextJohn Wilde was one of the most prominent proponents of "Magic Realism," a loosely affiliated group of artists that combined elements of Surrealism with an interest in the Italian Renaissance. Wilde was a highly-skilled draughtsman and was known for working in the unforgiving medium of silverpoint, that, unlike graphite, does not allow for erasure or correction. D. de le R. II is a typically enigmatic work by the artist that depicts a human figure holding an imaginary beast.
