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Book Description: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 275 x 235 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. One of the great British artists of the first quarter of the twentieth century, Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is an intriguing artist who, despite his career as a highly successful portrait painter, remains something of an outsider. Although Orpen is represented in many public collections in the UK, Ireland and the USA, his work does not fit easily into the conventional moulds of art history. This highly illustrated monograph critically reappraises an artist who, at the time of his death, was probably the best-known painter in Britain. T he book reveals the full variety of Orpen's work, from his revitalization of the nude and his conversation pieces to his extraordinary allegories and war paintings, and analyses the series of self-portraits that are a particular feature of his oeuvre. A Protestant born near Dublin, when Ireland was part of Britain, Orpen went to art school there before going on to the Slade in London, where he was one of the stars of its great period. Through his prestigious portrait commissions, membership of the Royal Academy and his knighthood, he became part of the British establishment, but always asserted his sense of Irish identity.His experiences as an official war artist haunted him and made him cynical of politicians. Although he painted brilliant portraits of these very men, and of generals and war heroes, he also produced some bitter allegories of the lives of soldiers that still appear disturbing and surreal. This major re-assessment of the artist accompanies a retrospective exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London (27 January - 2 May 2005), and at the National Gallery of Art, Dublin. Bookseller Inventory # AAZ9780856675966

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Book Description: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, William Orpen: Politics, Sex and Death, Robert Upstone, R.F. Foster, David Fraser Jenkins, One of the great British artists of the first quarter of the twentieth century, Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is an intriguing artist who, despite his career as a highly successful portrait painter, remains something of an outsider. Although Orpen is represented in many public collections in the UK, Ireland and the USA, his work does not fit easily into the conventional moulds of art history. This highly illustrated monograph critically reappraises an artist who, at the time of his death, was probably the best-known painter in Britain. T he book reveals the full variety of Orpen's work, from his revitalization of the nude and his conversation pieces to his extraordinary allegories and war paintings, and analyses the series of self-portraits that are a particular feature of his oeuvre. A Protestant born near Dublin, when Ireland was part of Britain, Orpen went to art school there before going on to the Slade in London, where he was one of the stars of its great period. Through his prestigious portrait commissions, membership of the Royal Academy and his knighthood, he became part of the British establishment, but always asserted his sense of Irish identity. His experiences as an official war artist haunted him and made him cynical of politicians. Although he painted brilliant portraits of these very men, and of generals and war heroes, he also produced some bitter allegories of the lives of soldiers that still appear disturbing and surreal. This major re-assessment of the artist accompanies a retrospective exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London (27 January - 2 May 2005), and at the National Gallery of Art, Dublin. Bookseller Inventory # B9780856675966

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Book Description: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # GB-9780856675966

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Book Description: 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 242mm x 21mm x 280mm. 160 pages. 1.243. Bookseller Inventory # 9780856675966

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Book Description: Philip Wilson Pub Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 160 pages. 10.75x9.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0856675962

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Book Description: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2005. hardback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding hardback One of the great British artists of the first quarter of the twentieth century, Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is an example of an artist who, despite his career as a highly successful portrait painter, remains something of an outsider. Bookseller Inventory # 0856675962

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Book Description: 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 242mm x 21mm x 280mm. 160 pages. 1.243. Bookseller Inventory # 9780856675966

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Book Description: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 160 pp. With 147 ills. (125 col. ). 29 x 25 cm. Bookseller Inventory # 71782

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