20 01, 2019

William Orpen at Sotheby’s – ‘Reclining Nude’, ‘Seated Nude’ and ‘Miss Dorothy Stiles’

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Sotheby's London Auction 5th Feb 2018 at 10.30 am. A [...]

20 11, 2017

Aftermath – A Memory of the Somme by William Orpen

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The Battle of the Somme took place in June 1916, [...]

1 12, 2013

Video of William Orpen’s WW1 paintings & sketches with ‘The Green Fields of France’ sung by Finbar Furey.

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The Imperial War Museum refused to pay Orpen for his final painting but accepted it several years later when Orpen agreed to paint out the two ghosts and angels. The original and the final paintings are part of this slideshow.

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