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Description: | Portrait of a bearded man. Believed to have been a demonstration for Governors at Gray's School of Art, possibly around 1904-05. Orpen is known for his portraits and for his work as a war artist on the Western Front painting works such as dead Germans in a trench.
Oil on canvas
54.6 x 75.6 cm
This work by William Orpen (1878 - 1931) is said to have been done as a demonstration for governors at Gray's School of Art, possibly around 1904-05. According to Bill Connon the story goes that Orpen didn't like making speeches so did a painting demonstration instead. Orpen is known for his portraits and for his work as a war artist on the Western Front painting works such as Dead Germans in a Trench.
Painting | Publisher: | MLA:ABDRG | Rights holder: | MLA:ABDRG | Subjects: | Fine Art: Paintings 1901-present | Temporal: | Unknown | Source: | Robert Gordon University | Creator: | Orpen, William | Identifier: | http://collections.rgu.ac.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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