William Orpen

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Gender	Male
Death	92 years ago
Date of birth	November 27,1878
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Born	Stillorgan
	Dublin
	Ireland
Date of died	September 29,1931
Died	London
	United Kingdom
Artworks	The Angler
	Zonnebeke
	Lady Orpen
Known for	Portrait painter, War artist
Job	Drafter
Education	National College of Art and Design
	Slade School of Fine Art
Current partner	Grace Orpen
Rest place	Putney Vale Cemetery
Awards	Order of the British Empire
Parents	Arthur Orpen
	Anne Caulfeild
Works	The Mirror
	Night
	Zonnebeke
	The Angler
Spouse	Grace Orpen
Place of burial	Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, United Kingdom
On view	Tate Britain
	National Gallery of Victoria
	The Frick Collection
	National Portrait Gallery
Notabl work	The Refugee
Children	Vivien Antonia Bligh St. George
Date of Reg.	2019-02-21 00:50:15
Date of Upd.	2023-11-11 20:26:38
ID	437515

The outline of art
An Onlooker in France, 1917-1919
William Orpen: An Onlooker in France : a Critical Edition of the Artist's War Memoirs
Orpen: William Orpen, 1878-1931
My Work Room Cassel: 1,000 Piece Puzzle
The Conflict Between Realism and Impressionism in France
French Revolution and the Romantic Movement: Their Influence on Art
Adventure
A Study in Scarlet (English French Edition Illustrated): Un Crime Étrange (Anglais Français Édition, Illustré)
A Study in Scarlet (English German Edition, Illustrated): Späte Rache (Englisch Deutsch, Ausgabe Illustriert)
Art from the Invention of Oil-Painting to 18th Century High Portraiture

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William Orpen Life story

Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, KBE, RA, RHA was an Irish artist who worked mainly in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in Edwardian society, though many of his most striking paintings are self-portraits.