Irish writer and leader of the Aesthetic Movement, author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Happy Prince, etc., whose career and health were shattered by his imprisonment on charges of sodomy. Precise ink signature, “Oscar Wilde,” on an off-white slip. Double cloth matted and oval-framed with a portrait of the formally-dressed Wilde, to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. In fine, crisp condition. R&R COA.
