Sir William Orpenさんのイラストまとめ

Don Quixote by Sir William Orpen.
Inspired by the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, published in two parts in 1605 & 1615.

A short poem by Sir William Orpen. #WW1

William Orpen - a crashed FE2 biplane of the Royal Flying Corps in an undulating landscape near Le Sars in northern France.
#WW1 @I_W_M

Nude female by Sir William Orpen - Oil over pencil on paper 21½ x 11¼ inches.

A caricature of Sir William Orpen by Sir David Alexander Cecil Low (1891 – 1963) originally from New Zealand - Sir 'Bill' Orpen from the book 'Lions and Lambs', 1928 – a B&W illustration later Hand Coloured by unknown hand.

@HPhotographed Head of a Boche (German Prisoner) by William Orpen #WW1
One of the 3 or 4 pictures he did from a photograph - see post by @HPhotographed (12 Apr). I assume it was because he couldn't sit long enough with the prisoner!

STUDY FOR NUDE PATTERN THE HOLY WELL by William Orpen just sold at Sotheby's - Hammer Price US$ 110.000 (estimate was $25K - $35K).
Pencil and watercolor;
signed lower left ORPEN (Stillorgan born artist).
445 by 295 mm; 17½ by 11¾ inch. @sothebys

Sir William Orpen - Study for Nude in 'The Holy Well' @NGIreland
Pencil and watercolor - 17½ by 11¾ inches.
For sale @Sothebys New York Auction 31st Jan 2018. Est. $25,000 - $35,000

Happy New Year everyone.
William Orpen self-portrait (1909).
Born in Stillorgan 1878, Died in London 1931.

'And Corn Shall Grow in the Desert' by Sir William Orpen (1925).
This 30"x24" Oil on Canvas was possibly a dig by Orpen at his perception that a miracle would be needed for the Arts to flourish in the cultural desert of Ireland.