Saturday, April 23, 2011

(Sir) William Orpen - Augustus John


oil on canvas
exhibited 1900
991 x 940mm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_John

4 comments:

  1. Augustus John was a very sleazy, albeit talented character. William Orpen was a bit sleazy and a lot talented himself.

    I hope Orpen's portrait did John justice.

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  2. It is now considered one of Orpen's finist portraits but John didn't like it at all.

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  3. Eh........William Orpen was Irish!

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  4. Very true Anon but since I'm part Irish I like to stray a bit lol

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