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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SERGEANT MURPHY AND THINGS; MR STEPHEN SANFORD'S SERGEANT MURPHY WITH CAPTAIN 'TUPPY' BENNETT AND THE TRAINER GEORGE BLACKWELLWhyte's · Dec 2020€175,000≈ $212,240≈ £159,627Sign up to see
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EIGHT LETTERS TO GEORGE FLETCHER, 1909-15
Drawing · Paper
36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
Whyte's · May 17, 2008 · Lot 459
€3,600≈ $5,579≈ £2,865HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
BUT WHEN HE WENT BACK TO COLLEGE
Drawing · Paper
25 by 20cm., 10 by 8in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 100
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ORIGINAL POSTER FOR THE EXPOSITION D'ART IRLANDAISE, BELGIUM, 1930
Lithograph
72 by 53cm., 28.5 by 21in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 94
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COUSIN BILLY AND COUSIN POPCORN
Watercolor · Paper
26 by 18cm., 10.2 5 by 7in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 95
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A PERILOUS SITUATION
Drawing
28 by 19cm., 11 by 7.5in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 96
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STUDIES FOR SLADE SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS (SET OF THREE)
Drawing
22 by 18cm., 8.5 by 7in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 97
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THE BARONESS CAN USE HER EYES TO KEEP ANY POOR SIMPLE SOUL GUESSING
Drawing · Paper
22 by 18cm., 8.75 by 7in.
Whyte's · Feb 25, 2008 · Lot 99
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AFTER BATHING, 1913
Photograph
19 by 28cm., 7.5 by 11in.
Whyte's · Dec 15, 2007 · Lot 236
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THE DRAUGHTSMAN AND HIS MODEL, 1910
Photograph
17 by 23cm., 6.5 by 9in.
Whyte's · Dec 15, 2007 · Lot 237
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DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM ORPEN, 1913
Oil · Linen
25 by 30cm., 10 by 12in.
Whyte's · Dec 15, 2007 · Lot 238
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About William Orpen

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 portraits for the well-to-do in Edwardian society, though many of his most striking paintings are self-portraits.

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In museum collections

Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs, 1914
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Marshal Foch, OM, 1918
Imperial War Museums · Public domain
Brigadier General the Right Honourable John Edward Bernard Seely (1868–1947), CB, DSO, MP, 1918
Imperial War Museums · Public domain
Brigadier General William Thomas Francis Horwood (1868–1943), DSO, Late Provost-Marshal, General Headquarters, British Expeditionary Force, 1918
Imperial War Museums · Public domain