Hugh Lane Gallery
Charlemont House
Parnell Square North
Dublin, Ireland
Parnell Square North
Dublin, Ireland
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1878 Stillorgan, Dublin County, Ireland - 1931. Known for: Portraits of prominent persons, war themed painting.
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). One of the greatest painters in the history of Irish art, Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was a skillful and sympathetic Irish portraitist of the traditional... Read full biography
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). One of the greatest painters in the history of Irish art, Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was a skillful and sympathetic Irish portraitist of the traditional school of academic art. During a lifetime devoted to portrait art, he painted about 600 portraits,... Read full biography
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). One of the greatest painters in the history of Irish art, Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was a skillful and sympathetic Irish portraitist of the traditional school of academic art. During a lifetime devoted to portrait art, he painted about 600 portraits, including those of David Lloyd-George (British Prime Minister), Woodrow Wilson (US President) and Sir Douglas Haig (British commander in WWI). Born in Stillorgan, County Dublin, the son of a solicitor,... Read full biography
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). One of the greatest painters in the history of Irish art, Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was a skillful and sympathetic Irish portraitist of the traditional school of academic art. During a lifetime devoted to portrait art, he painted about 600 portraits, including those of David Lloyd-George (British Prime Minister), Woodrow Wilson (US President) and Sir Douglas Haig (British commander in WWI). Born in Stillorgan, County Dublin, the son of a solicitor, William Orpen studied drawing and painting at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and later figure drawing and figure painting at the Slade School of Art in London under Henry Tonks, where he studied the Old Masters, with particular emphasis on... Read full biography
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). One of the greatest painters in the history of Irish art, Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, was a skillful and sympathetic Irish portraitist of the traditional school of academic art. During a lifetime devoted to portrait art, he painted about 600 portraits, including those of David Lloyd-George (British Prime Minister), Woodrow Wilson (US President) and Sir Douglas Haig (British commander in WWI). Born in Stillorgan, County Dublin, the son of a solicitor, William Orpen studied drawing and painting at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and later figure drawing and figure painting at the Slade School of Art in London under Henry Tonks, where he studied the Old Masters, with particular emphasis on portraits from the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and ninteenth century eras. He quickly developed into an excellent draughtsman and ac... Read full biography
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About William Newenham Montague Orpen: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsStaten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY 10301University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071