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

Kildare Street, Dublin, recto; a Letter to his Wife, Grace, verso.

細節

Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)
Kildare Street, Dublin, recto; a Letter to his Wife, Grace, verso.
inscribed 'Kildare St.' (recto); inscribed 'My dearest wife/thanks for your line - I know you must find it hard to get time to/write - all is quiet here - no news/Lawson goes on well - and I have/done what St George wanted to his/portrait he is pleased - which after all/is a great matter - though it seems strange/that a man should not want what/character there is in his face shown...' (verso)
pen and black ink, unframed
13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm.)

來源

The Artist's Family.

拍品專文

'The reference to 'Lawson' (the portrait of General Lawson) would suggest a date of about late 1906 or early 1907, about the same time as the 'Lane Dinner' (lot 29). Although it is not easy to make out what is in the bowl at the top of the lamp-post, it is very likely an illustration of the reference to Hugh Lane and his attempt to set up a Modern Art Gallery in Dublin, which eventually opened in January 1908. It may be a representation of the 'gabble and wind' being produced by the Modern Art Gallery debate, or perhaps it is Hugh Lane himself, 'lying low''.