{"title":"Wiles, Irving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrving Ramsay Wiles (1861–1948)\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chase-william-merritt\"\u003eWilliam Merritt Chase\u003c\/a\u003e at the Art Students League in New York and continued his training in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter returning to America in 1884, Wiles worked as an illustrator and teacher while establishing a successful portrait practice. His \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wiles-irving-1861-1948-russian-tea-c-1896\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussian Tea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWiles 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wiles-irving-1861-1948-russian-tea-c-1896","title":"Wiles, Irving (1861-1948) - Russian Tea c.1896","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussian Tea\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1896) by Irving R. Wiles (1861–1948) depicts women taking tea in a domestic interior. The oil painting is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 4920 pixels wide by 6552 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wiles-irving\"\u003eIrving R. Wiles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64397184991562,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wiles_Irving_1861-1948_-RussianTea_main.jpg?v=1794606539"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wiles_Irving_1861-1948.jpg?v=1794606667","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wiles-irving.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}