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Why did Oscar Wilde’s deathbed photograph sell for 100 times the asking price?

A photograph of Oscar Wilde, taken just minutes after he died in November 1900, has fetched 100 t...

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15.30 20 Feb 2026


Why did Oscar Wilde’s deathbed photograph sell for 100 times the asking price?


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15.30 20 Feb 2026


A photograph of Oscar Wilde, taken just minutes after he died in November 1900, has fetched 100 times its guide price at auction in London this week. But, what does this extraordinary photograph tell us about the last tortured days of one of Ireland’s greatest writers?

Joining Seán to discuss is Martin Burns, Director of Oscar Wilde House on Merrion Square…


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