拍品 88
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Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)
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Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)

Study of a ballet dancer

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Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. (1878-1931)
Study of a ballet dancer
with added signature
red chalk on buff paper
18¾ x 12 in. (47.6 x 30.5 cm.)
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拍品專文

Although undated this is a work consistent with Orpen's Slade student days, 1897-9. It could well have been inspired by Degas' Dancer drawings or even his sculpture Little Dancer at the Age of Fourteen (1880-1). Both strike a pose that suggest a haughtiness, the prerogative of talented youth, an arrogance perhaps shared with the artist himself.

This work will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Christopher Pearson of the Orpen Research Project.