$219,000
Irving Ramsey Wiles (American, 1861-1948) Sunlight in the Studio Signed and dated "Irving R. Wiles 1888" l.r., titled on a presentation plaque. Oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 22 3/16 in. (46.0 x 56.3 cm), in a period frame. Condition: Lined, stable craquelure, mild surface grime. Exhibitions: Winter Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, December, 1888; World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, May 1-October 30, 1893. N.B. Sunlight in the Studio by Irving Ramsey Wiles was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and is listed in the Fine Art exhibition checklist as cat. no. 1122 (Lent by Charles D. Miller, Jersey City.) In a letter regarding this painting, Wiles scholar Geoffrey Fleming noted that the work had been described in detail in The Nation when it was first exhibited at the winter exhibition at the National Academy of Design in December, 1888, and was subsequently listed as having been exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in several other sources. Wiles received a bronze medal at the World's Columbian Exposition, but research thus far has not revealed which of his works was so honored. Wiles showed six oil paintings at the Exposition, among which was A Girl in Black , lent by William Merritt Chase, and The Sonata , lent by W. G. Evans of New York, the latter being illustrated in the official exposition art catalog, The Art Gallery Illustrated (p. 235). The theme of a figure in an interior was favored by Wiles. In Sunlight Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-23
