Sir William Orpen
Irish
1878-1931
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Irish painter. He attended the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin (1891-7), and the Slade School of Art, London (1897-9), there winning the composition prize of 1899 with The Play Scene from Hamlet (Houghton Hall, Norfolk). He became a friend of Augustus John and joined the New English Art Club. From very early years he had been an impassioned student of the Old Masters, and he went to Paris with John in 1899 to see Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa (Paris, Louvre). In the following years his perception of their works Related Paintings of Sir William Orpen :. | A Mere Fracture | German Wire,Thiepval | The Mad Woman of Douai | Sowing New Seed | Improvisation on a Barrel Organ | Related Artists: Henry Ottmannpainted Nature morte aux fruits et a la fiasque de vin in 20th century
French, 1877-1927 Johan-Erik, Lim Johan OlssonSwedish, 1965-1944 Alfred de breanski1852-1928
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