Five works by Sir William Orpen N.E.A.C., R.A., H.R.H.A. (Irish, 1878-1931). Included in Bonhams Auction.
THE IRISH SALE – VISION & VOICE.
Ending from 28 November 2023, 14:00 GMT. Dublin.
LOT 50
Study of an Art School model, probably Emily Scobel. The figure in The English Nude is Emily Scobel, a young girl who modeled at the Slade Art School. She was engaged to Orpen, but broke it off, and later married Max West, another art student.
Size: 28.5 x 21.8 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches) (sheet); 23.8 x 21 cm. (9 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches) (image).
Estimate: €3,000 – €5,000.
Sold for €70,250 (inc. premium).
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LOT 49
Jack Dempsey (where is that rotten fish?)
Size: 26.9 x 21.2 cm. (10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches).
Estimate: €1,500 – €2,000.
Sold for €1,792 (inc. premium).
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LOT 51
The Winner (The Champ).
Size: 76 x 53.8 cm. (29 7/8 x 21 1/8 inches).
Estimate €15,000 – €20,000.
Sold for €19,200 (inc. premium).
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LOT 70
Portrait of Kit, William Orpen’s daughter Christine, (1912).
Sixe: 61 x 50 cm. (24 x 19 1/2 inches).
Sold for €70,250 (inc. premium).
See separate post on this painting here:-
https://www.sirwilliamorpen.com/kit-orpen-portrait-for-auction-at-bonhams/
Estimate: €80,000 – €120,000.
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LOT 71
‘Yours with love to the last drop’ (Illustrated note with self-portrait 1928).
Size: 19.5 x 15.5 cm. (7 7/8 x 6 inches).
Estimate: €2,000 – €3,000.
Sold for €1,408 (inc. premium).
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Bonhams
31 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, D02 XK84, Ireland.
Post by Dominic Lee, Orpen Research Archives.