Portrait of a Young Girl by William Orpen (1878-1931).
Dominic Winter Auctioneers Lot 637 – British & European Paintings and Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints and Drawings, 31st July 2020.
Estimate: £300 – £500. UPDATE: Sold for £960.
Pencil on thin pale cream wove paper, stamped with the number 44 to upper right corner and numbered in brown ink to verso 3843 in lower right corner, some light toning to sheet edges, sheet size 279 x 198 mm (11 x 7.8 ins), framed and glazed, with Christie’s auction stencil 754SD to verso, and gallery label of The Little Gallery, 5 Kensington Church Walk, London, W.8
Provenance: Private Collection, Herefordshire, UK.
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House, Broadway Lane,
South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5UQ, UK.
Text from Dominic Winters catalogue.
Post by Dominic Lee, Orpen Research Project.