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THE ARTIST POSTING A LETTER [LETTER TO EVERETT]
Drawing (pencil)
Whyte's · Jun 29, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserveImage courtesy Whyte's
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BILL THE BRICKLAYER
William Orpen (British, 1878–1931) · 1922
€2,600 hammer
≈ $2,911≈ £2,294
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil”
- Signed / inscribed
- inscribed [To Louis Barth, from William Orpen, London 1922] lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 6¾ x 6¾in. (17.15 x 17.15cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Important Irish Art (844)
- Date
- May 27, 2019
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 31
- Estimate
- €2,000 – €3,000 (≈ $2,240 – $3,359) (≈ £1,764 – £2,647)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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