Adam's IMPORTANT IRISH ART 26 MARCH 2025

74 54 SIR WILLIAM ORPEN RA RHA (1878 - 1931) Portrait of a Gentleman, Head and Shoulders (life model from the Dublin School of Art 1908) Oil on canvas, 60 x 50cm (23½ x 19¾”) Provenance: Collection of Norah O’Kelly, RHA (1886 - 1964); Mr Hamilton Hunter, 1942; Purchased at auction in 1964; thence by descent With accompanying statutory declaration dated 27th August 1942, of the original sale between Ms O’Kelly and Mr Hunter detailing that Orpen painted the work while a visiting professor in the Dublin School of Art and gifted the work to Ms O’Kelly who was a student there at the time. € 3,000 - 4,000