[Cropped letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist at Howth on the reverse]

Handwritten letter which has been cropped to remove a large portion of the text. In the section that remains Orpen expresses to Mrs St George, his disapointment at not being able to go to America for the 'Pittsburgh Buisness'. He also writes that the picture of 'Poppy' is getting a bit better. On the reverse is a sketch of the artist sitting at the cliffs in Howth.

[1910]

Ink on paper

Orpen painted four portraits of Gardenia St George between 1907 and 1910, all at Screebe Lodge, Co. Galway. From 1909 to 1915 Orpen rented a house every summer at the Cliffs, Howth, where he and his family spent the summer holidays.

Private Collection

Prints & Drawings Department