Maggi Hambling

British · b. 1945

British painter and sculptor known for her expressive portraits and public memorials, including works dedicated to Benjamin Britten and Oscar Wilde.

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A Conversation with Oscar Wilde

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A Conversation with Oscar Wilde

1998 · Charing Cross, London

Maggi Hambling's witty bronze and granite memorial depicts Oscar Wilde emerging from a coffin-like bench, inscribed with his quote: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

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