Irving Ramsay Wiles (1861–1948) was an American portrait and genre painter known for his fluent brushwork and refined depictions of contemporary life. Born in Utica, New York, he received his first training from his father, the landscape painter Lemuel Maynard Wiles. He later studied with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League in New York and continued his training in Paris.
After returning to America in 1884, Wiles worked as an illustrator and teacher while establishing a successful portrait practice. His Russian Tea (c.1896), now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, depicts a gathering of women taking tea in an elegant interior. The picture combines a fashionable social subject with the loose, light-sensitive handling associated with his mature work.
Wiles became particularly successful as a portrait painter in the early twentieth century. His work reflects the influence of French painting and the American interest in informal scenes of modern life. He died in Peconic, New York, in 1948.
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