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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.
3 Orpen’s at Sotheby’s London Auction 5th Feb 2018
Sotheby's London Auction 5th Feb 2018 at 10.30 am. A [...]
John Letts or his 1st cousin Egerton Letts?
The recent sale of a William Orpen painting (circa 1916) of [...]
‘A Memory of the Somme’ Poem by Sir William Orpen.
The Somme - A Clear Day by Sir William [...]
Margot Bendir wife of Arthur Bendir of Ladbrooks
Margot Bendir by William Orpen (1926) Ernestine Marguerite Louise Erskine [...]
Auction – 5 Reproductions of William Orpen’s drawings from a ‘Portfolio of 10’
Auction of 5 Reproductions of William Orpen's drawings from a: [...]
Video of Ken Doherty singing ‘Dublin in the Rare Ould Times’ with Paul Harrington on Piano.
The World War One concert which followed the unveiling of [...]
Video of Tenor Damien Top with Frank McNamara on Piano at the William Orpen WW1 Concert.
The tenor Damien Top came over from Cassel in France [...]
Video of Paddy Cole singing ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Ball’ and ‘Darktown Strutters Ball’ accompanied by Fiachra Trench on Piano
Paddy Cole sings 'Alexander's Ragtime Ball' and 'Darktown Strutters Ball' [...]
Video of Paul Harrington singing ‘The Green Fields of France’ at the William Orpen WW1 Concert.
Following the unveiling of the William Orpen sculpture at The [...]
Video of William Orpen’s grandson reading an extract from Orpen’s book ‘An Onlooker in France’.
At the World War One concert which followed the unveiling [...]
Video of 16 year old Zena Donnelly singing ‘Danny Boy’ and ‘Smile’
Video of 16 year old Zena Donnelly singing 'Danny Boy' [...]
The Window Seat by William Orpen (1901) with a current photo of same location.
The Window Seat by William Orpen (1901). Medium : Oil [...]