Sir William Orpen R.A., R.H.A.
A Woman Thinking - Portrait of Miss Sinclair
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir William Orpen R.A., R.H.A.
1878 - 1931
A Woman Thinking - Portrait of Miss Sinclair
signed ORPEN (upper right)
oil on canvas
unframed: 79 by 66cm.; 31 by 26in.
framed: 95 by 82cm.; 37½ by 32¼in.
Executed in 1930.
We are grateful for Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
The canvas is lined. The work appears in good overall condition. A surface abrasion near upper right corner. A few minor losses along the lower edge, by the sitter's hand. Under ultraviolet light there is an opaque varnish. There appears to be some areas of retouching to the vertical edges. Also some retouchings to her neck, to her left elbow and to one of the aforementioned losses. Held in a gilt plaster frame. Please email charlie.minter@sothebys.com if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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