Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.”
- Date
- 1891
- Local voice
- Authorial / signed preface voice · Oscar Wilde — Preface
Meaning of “To reveal art and conceal the artist is…”
Wilde proposes that art should direct attention toward the work rather than turning the creator’s private identity into the main object of interpretation.
Where does it come from?
The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 edition, Preface; Wilde states one of his principles about the relation between artwork and artist.
Why the local voice matters
This is a signed Preface aphorism to The Picture of Dorian Gray, not fictional character speech.
