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A work made of silverpoint on wood panel prepared with a gesso ground.

The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing

1983–84

John Wilde American, born 1919

United States

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.

Silverpoint on wood panel prepared with a gesso ground

Prints and Drawings