Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)

Edinburgh Nights, Moonlight

Details

Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)
Edinburgh Nights, Moonlight
inscribed 'EDINBURGH NIGHTS/MOONLIGHT' (lower right)
pencil
11½ x 6¾ in. (29.2 x 17.8 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs Evelyn St George, and by descent.

Lot Essay

With the depiction of the two children, Orpen seems to be making a veiled allusion to one of his Irish allegorical pictures Sowing New Seed (1913) (Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria, Australia), which contains a very similar grouping.

Orpen Research Project.

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