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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 and was unveiled by Ronnie Wood of The Rolling stones at The Talbot hotel Stillorgan.
Scene from the Arabian Nights by William Orpen – Christies
Lot 186: Scene from the Arabian Nights, probably 'Noureddin and [...]
A letter by William Orpen to his wife Grace – Adam’s auction 12th June 2019
Adam's Auction June 12, 2019, 6:00 PM Dublin 2. Lot [...]
Private Green by William Orpen at Christie’s Modern British Art – Day Sale 18th June 2019.
Lot 181 - 'Private Green' by William Orpen (1905). One [...]
‘Job’ by William Orpen at Christie’s London auction 18th June 2019
Lot 185: 'Job' (from the Old Testament) by William Orpen [...]
The Winner (The Champ) by William Orpen at Christie’s auction 18th June 2019
Lot 182: The Winner (The Champ) by William Orpen. One [...]
William Orpen memorabilia at Chiswick Auctions 30th May 2019.
An interesting little collection of William Orpen memorabilia coming up [...]
3 works by Sir William Orpen for Auction at Whyte’s 27th May 2019.
Lot 29: Lee Hankey by William Orpen - Whyte's Auction [...]
CAPTAIN WOOD OF THE ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS, by William Orpen (1919).
CAPTAIN WOOD OF THE ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS, by William Orpen [...]
William Orpen’s ‘Albert Rutherston with model’ and ‘Bearded Man’.
Modern & Post-War British Art sale, 16 April 2019, 1pm [...]
Portraits of William Orpen, his wife Grace and mother Annie Orpen at Christie’s London.
Christie's Sale 16808. Modern British & Irish Art - London [...]
A poem by Oliver St John Gogarty to Kit Orpen – age 6.
A poem by Oliver St John Gogarty (1878 – 1957) [...]
James Sinton Sleator, student of and assistant to William Orpen.
Costume studies 1 & 2 for 'The Carnevale' attributed to [...]