# Wilde v Whistler Being an Acrimonious Correspondence on Art Between Oscar Wilde and James A McNeill Whistler

Author: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900; Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903

Genre: Category: Humour

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69674

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wilde+v+Whistler+Being+an+Acrimonious+Correspondence+on+Art+Between+Oscar+Wilde+and+James+Wilde&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Last night at Prince’s Hall, Mr. Whistler made his first public appearance as a lecturer on Art, and spoke for more than an hour with really marvellous eloquence on the absolute uselessness of all lectures of the kind. Mr. Whistler began his lecture with a very pretty _aria_ on pre-historic history, describing how in earlier times hunter and warrior would go forth to chase and foray, while the artist sat at home making cup and bowl for their service. Rude imitations of nature they were first, like the gourd bottle, till the sense of beauty and form developed, and, in all its exquisite proportions, the first vase was fashioned. Then came a higher civilisation of Architecture and Arm-chairs...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wilde-v-whistler-being-an-acrimonious-correspondence-on-art-bet-956000e5/chapters/1/index.md)