William Orpen
, Irish, 1878-1931
Title
Cropped letter from William Orpen to Mrs St George with a sketch of the artist on the reverseDate?1909
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 20.2 cm
Signedon verso, centre: William Orpen
Credit LinePresented, Mrs V. Graves, 1974
Object numberNGI.7830.5
Inscriptioncentre: Land" Etc. [Lucerne] - is/how any sane people can live in such a/place - I hope you have found your family/all well and that they were not bitterly/disappointed at the portrait now they see it/in their own land of light - the light must be/rather different to Screebe - especially the boat/house light with Pat blocking most of what/there was out = I suppose our friend Buster/is back in Lester's (bosom)by now - I see/by the mornings papers that the Dublin season/is a great failure - apparently there are only about 2 noble Lords there and the [miss arnotts!]
on verso, upper centre: has just gone - he sits for hours reading a/book and does not take the slightest notice/of me or the painting so all is very peaceful/[&] calm yours very sincerely/William Orpen
ProvenancePresented by Mrs Vivien Graves to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1974.