The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing

Description

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.

The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing

John Wilde

1983–84

Accession Number

105087

Medium

Silverpoint on wood panel prepared with a gesso ground

Dimensions

119.5 × 286 cm (47 1/16 × 112 5/8 in.)

Classification

metalpoint

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd