Sotheby's: Fine Photographs from the Collection of Paul F. Walter: Lot 204
Frederick H. Evans
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Frederick H. Evans
'detail of the tomb of oscar wilde by jacob epstein', circa 1909
Platinum Print, mounted on dark grey card with ink borders, inscribed 'Detail of the Tomb of Oscar Wilde/by/Jacob Epstein./72. Cheyne Walk./S.W.' in ink on the reverse,
147 by 102mm
Oscar Wilde died in 1900 and was buried in the cemetary of Bagneux. In 1909 his remains were removed to the Pere-Lachaise cemetary in Paris where they were laid to rest under the monument created to the author's memory by Jacob Epstein.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Belgravia, London, October 27th 1978, lot 252.
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