THE BREEZE, 1910 and LETTER TO 'MY DEAR ALEX', 26 FEBRUARY 1917 Sir William Orpen RA RI RHA (1878-1931)
Signature: signed and dated in the plate lower right; with facsimile signature and title in the margin lower right and lower left respectively; letter, signed and dated on [8 South Bolton Gardens, S.W.] headed paper Medium: print (1); letter (1); (framed) Dimensions: 22 by 13cm., 8.75 by 5in. Dimensions for letter, 9.5 by 7.75ins. The Breeze pertains to a body of work Orpen created inspired by Howth. Many of the original canvases from this series were created en plein air and involved i... initially a Hungarian gypsy couple and their bear and later members of his family: his wife and daughters. The letter makes reference to "Stabb", C.T. Stabb, a fellow student of Orpen’s at the Slade school. Stabb it appears was the source of much playful teasing for his eagerness to be married.(See: Arnold, Bruce, Orpen Mirror to an Age, p.98 for further reading.). more
THE BREEZE, 1910 and LETTER TO 'MY DEAR ALEX', 26 FEBRUARY 1917 Sir William Orpen RA RI RHA (1878-1931)
Signature: signed and dated in the plate lower right; with facsimile signature and title in the margin lower right and lower left respectively; letter, signed and dated on [8 South Bolton Gardens, S.W.] headed paper Medium: print (1); letter (1); (framed) Dimensions: 22 by 13cm., 8.75 by 5in. Dimensions for letter, 9.5 by 7.75ins. The Breeze pertains to a body of work Orpen created inspired by Howth. Many of the original canvases from this series were created en plein air and involved i... initially a Hungarian gypsy couple and their bear and later members of his family: his wife and daughters. The letter makes reference to "Stabb", C.T. Stabb, a fellow student of Orpen’s at the Slade school. Stabb it appears was the source of much playful teasing for his eagerness to be married.(See: Arnold, Bruce, Orpen Mirror to an Age, p.98 for further reading.). more
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