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Originally Posted by Simon Bland
Although he spent most of his career in London, Orpen was born in Ireland.
Simon
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Simon, you're right about that. (Edit: I changed the title of this thread to reflect his Irish roots.)
Allan, thanks for posting these! I love the design of the girl with the pheasant feather hat, it's wonderful.
Tom, interesting point, I hadn't thought of that. One of the things I like about Orpen is his non-formulaic approach to much of his portraiture. Here's an interesting quote by him:
"You paint men in different ways, in the same way that you talk to different men in different ways. Painting and talking are merely two different methods of expressing your own character and that of the other fellow."