The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing
John Wilde
1983–1984
- Medium
- Silverpoint on wood panel prepared with a gesso ground
- Dimensions
- 119.5 × 286 cm (47 1/16 × 112 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- metalpoint
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
acrylic paintdrawings (visual works)paintmetal pointsmetalpointprintprints and drawingsilver pointscoating (material)
About
In producing what is alleged to be the world’s largest silverpoint drawing, Wilde placed himself at the center of this composition, surrounded by artists and pictorial devices that sustained his long career.
