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Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is revered today in his native country of
Ireland, but in Britain, where he lived and worked for thirty years, he has
suffered the fate of many painters of the Edwardian era, a kind of benign
neglect.
This major exhibition, the first public display of his work since 1918,
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
work.
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