An early oil study — Orpen's technique before the commissions took over.
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This is Orpen before the society portraits, before the Western Front, before the knighthood — a young painter in a studio, working out how to paint a body in low light.
The handling is loose and gestural, the background dark and atmospheric. There is no attempt to prettify the subject or the setting. Orpen was studying form the way the Dutch masters studied it — directly, honestly, without sentiment. The influence shows, and so does the talent.
This archival print is made on heavyweight fine art paper with fade-resistant inks, built to last.
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