Three Orpen works for sale at Morgan O’Driscoll Skibbereen, Co. Cork, online auction ends 26th June 2023.
LOT: 19
Self Portrait by Sir William Orpen – ‘I have given up drink’
ESTIMATE: €1,500 – €2,000.
ARTIST: SIR WILLIAM ORPEN RHA (1878-1931).
TITLE: Self Portrait – I’ve Given Up Drink.
MEDIUM: pen and ink on paper.
SIZE: 17 x 11cm (6.7 x 4.3in).
FRAMED SIZE:41 x 34cm (16.1 x 13.4in).
Private Collection.
Sold – Hammer Price €1,600.
Link to this lot:- https://www.morganodriscoll.com/auction/irish-art-online-auctionbr-bidding-ends-monday-26th-june-2023brbetween-630pm-945pm/2393
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LOT: 42
‘The Manchester Child Has Nearly Killed Me’
ESTIMATE: €1,500 – €2,000.
ARTIST: SIR WILLIAM ORPEN RHA (1878-1931).
MEDIUM: pen and ink on paper.
SIZE: 17 x 21½cm (6.7 x 8.5in). FRAMED SIZE: 41 x 45cm (16.1 x 17.7in).
Private Collection.
Sold – Hammer Price €1,500.
Orpen is probably referring to this portrait of Clara Hughes. He wasn’t too fond of painting children!

Clara Hughes by Sir William Orpen (1902). Not in the auction.
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LOT: 37.
‘Singer’

ESTIMATE: €1,000 – €1,500.
ARTIST: SIR WILLIAM ORPEN RHA (1878-1931).
MEDIUM: red chalk on paper.
SIZE: 20 x 15½cm (7.9 x 6.1in).
FRAMED SIZE: 50.5 x 44cm (19.9 x 17.3in).
Private Collection.
Sold – Hammer Price €1,100.
Link to this lot:- https://www.morganodriscoll.com/art/sir-william-orpen-singer/91278
Post by Dominic Lee, Orpen Research Archives.