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Digital Camera World
Alan Palazon

Eerie photograph of Oscar Wilde on his deathbed sells at auction for whopping US$375,000 – blowing pre-sale estimates out of the water

Picture of Oscar Wilde dead on bed. .

Oscar Wilde, the Victorian-era writer-come-celebrity, has continued to make headlines over 120 years after his death in 1900.

In February this year, an image of the famed writer, snapped a mere three hours after passing away in a Paris hotel room on 30 November 1900, sold at auction by Bonhams, London, for a whopping $375,000 (£279,800 / AU$525,065), blowing the presale estimate of $5,375–$6,719 (£3,000–£5,000 / AU$$5,610–$9,350) out of the water.

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