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William Orpen

British · 1878–1931 · Painter, Draughtsman

Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen was an Irish artist who mainly worked in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Orpen, After The Ball, Oil on canvasAfter The BalldeVeres · €310,000≈ $349,029≈ £260,976Sign up to see
  2. SERGEANT MURPHY AND THINGS; MR STEPHEN SANFORD'S SERGEANT MURPHY WITH CAPTAIN 'TUPPY' BENNETT AND THE TRAINER GEORGE BLACKWELLWhyte's · €175,000≈ $212,240≈ £159,627Sign up to see
  3. GLADYS COOPERWhyte's · €175,000≈ $192,115≈ £124,250Sign up to see

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  1. THE REBEL (STUDY OF A MAN RECUMBENT), 1902
    Oil · Board
    20½ x 31½in. (52.07 x 80.01cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 13
    €25,000≈ $28,888≈ £21,632HammerSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Whyte's ↗
  2. I DREAMT, AND LO THE FIGURES OVER THE CLOCK HAD CHANGED AND I REMEMBERED THE WAR, PARIS, 1921
    Drawing
    9 x 6½in. (22.86 x 16.51cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 83
    €1,150≈ $1,245≈ £962HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  3. BEARDED MAN, SOMEWHERE IN PARIS
    Watercolor
    10½ x 7¼in. (26.67 x 18.42cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 84
    €1,100≈ $1,191≈ £920HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  4. SIR ANTONY MACDONNELL, 1905
    Drawing
    10¼ x 5½in. (26.04 x 13.97cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 85
    €850≈ $920≈ £711HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  5. HERMAPHRODITE
    Drawing
    6¼ x 9½in. (15.88 x 24.13cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 86
    €750≈ $812≈ £627HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Whyte's ↗
  6. THE BATHERS [STUDY], 1900
    Watercolor
    8¾ x 11½in. (22.23 x 29.21cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 10
    €9,000≈ $9,419≈ £7,428HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
  7. A BAD SHOT OR 'WICKED WASTE', 1924
    Drawing · Paper
    10½ x 7in. (26.67 x 17.78cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 11
    €750≈ $785≈ £619HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  8. THE LEPRECHAUN
    Drawing · Paper
    8¾ x 6¾in. (22.23 x 17.15cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 12
    €900≈ $942≈ £743HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  9. BILLY THE O'
    Drawing · Paper
    13 x 8in. (33.02 x 20.32cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 13
    €1,050≈ $1,099≈ £867HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,800View at Whyte's ↗
  10. KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE
    Drawing
    10¼ x 16in. (26.04 x 40.64cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 14
    €2,600≈ $2,721≈ £2,146HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Whyte's ↗

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