The bronze and granite sculpture “Conversation with Oscar Wilde” made by Maggi Hambling. People are rushing past to Charing Cross Station. London, UK.
Maggi Hambling’s “Conversation with Oscar Wilde” is made from green granite stone and bronze. It was installed in 1998 in Adelaide Street, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare which leads to Charing Cross Station in London. The sculpture also functions as a bench so that passers by can relax for a moment and take the weight off their feet. Wilde is represented rising from the tomb, inviting people to sit down and converse with him. The granite base carries the famous quote from his play Lady Windermere’s Fan, “We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars”
Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Adelaide Street, Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB.
Photo credit: © Andrew Wood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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