William Orpen

(1878–1931) konstnär

William Orpen (Ireland, 1878–1931) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, William Orpen belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

William Orpen was born in Stillorgan and died in London. William Orpen trained at Slade School of Fine Art and National College of Art and Design. William Orpen studied under Frederick Brown. William Orpen worked in London. William Orpen became a member of Royal Academy of Arts and Royal Hibernian Academy. William Orpen was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The students included Reginald Jerrold-Nathan.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Café Royal in London’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 250 works by William Orpen with free images. The dated works span the years 1892–2000. Works by William Orpen are held by several collections, among them Imperial War Museums, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Ireland, and Royal Academy of Arts. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jack Butler Yeats, Léon Carré, Jean Crotti, Ödön Márffy, and Eulabee Dix.

• The avant-garde
• The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28 June 1919
• To the Unknown British Soldier in France