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Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931
Title
[Sketch of the 'The Holy Well']
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Description
Sketch on The Berkeley Hotel, Piccadilly, London, headed paper of the oil painting 'The Holy Well' (1916).
Collection
Graves Collection of William Orpen Letters
Date
(1916)
Physical Description
16.5 x 12.7 cm.
Media
Ink on paper
Provenance
Presented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.
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By appointment only
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Private Collection
Item Type
Sketch
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Orpen, Sir William, 1878-1931
Sir William Orpen, Irish artist, born in Dublin, Orpen trained at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art before moving to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art. He remained in London and became a highly successful portrait and subject painter. Appointed Official War Artist in 1917, Orpen left for France and was stationed at Amiens and the Somme Battlefields. He returned to London after the war and remained there until his death.
Sir William Orpen, Irish artist, born in Dublin, Orpen trained at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art before moving to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art. He remained in London and became a highly successful portrait and subject painter. Appointed Official War Artist in 1917, Orpen left for France and was stationed at Amiens and the Somme Battlefields. He returned to London after the war and remained there until his death.
St George, Florence Evelyn, 1870-1938
Florence Evelyn St George, eldest child of New York banker George F Baker. In 1906 while married to Howard Bligh St George she began a relationship with Sir William Orpen.
Florence Evelyn St George, eldest child of New York banker George F Baker. In 1906 while married to Howard Bligh St George she began a relationship with Sir William Orpen.
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