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The aim of this blog is to give you an insight into the life and times of Stillorgan born artist Sir William Orpen. My research began nearly five years ago, when, just like Orpen I had a dream that Dublin would one day see fit to honor this fascinating Irish Artist. An exhibition of some 25 reproductions of Orpen’s works went on permanent display in Stillorgan Village Shopping Center in 2013 in the newly named Orpen Mall (1st floor). At the launch of that exhibition, the plans to erect a sculpture of Orpen were revealed. The Sculpture is now complete but we still require funding for the installation. If you wish to support this wonderful initiative in Stillorgan, Co.Dublin, please get in touch with the Orpen Project Manager – Dominic Lee, Stillorgan Chamber of Commerce – email info@priorystudios.ie or telephone 0872600755
Trenchard – Father of The RAF – 100 years ago.
2018 is the 100th anniversary of the formation of the [...]
Edward Cecil Guinness 1st Earl of Iveagh by Sir William Orpen at Farmleigh.
Edward Cecil Guinness (b. St Anne's, Clontarf, Dublin in 1847 [...]
‘The Cherry Girl’ by William Orpen (c1905).
'Girl with Cherries' by William Orpen (c1905). Oil on Canvas [...]
Storm at Keal Kill Co. Cork by William Orpen 1901
'A Storm Keal Kill' by William Orpen 1901 - Sold [...]
William Orpen Weekend
The Stillorgan Chamber of Commerce presents: William Orpen Weekend at [...]
Edward, Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VIII) by Sir William Orpen.
Edward, Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VIII) by Sir [...]
Agnew Galleries WAR exhibition 100 years ago – 23rd May 1918.
Messrs AGNEW'S GALLERY, 43 Old Bond Street, Piccadilly, London. Admission [...]
William Orpen Sculpture Unveiling by Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones
The unveiling of Rowan Gillespie's 11ft tall bronze sculpture of [...]
William Orpen Sculpture location agreed –
Finally got some good news re the William Orpen Bronze [...]
Sir Arthur Pearson founder of Blind Veterans UK and his connections with Sir William Orpen
Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, GBE (1866 – 1921): Founder [...]
Press Review 1900 – The Mirror and Soldiers at Cany by William Orpen
Review of an Exhibition at The New English Art Club [...]
Earl Haig and his friend William Orpen
Sir Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE (born 19 June 1861 [...]