William orpen: politics, sex and death
Auteur :
Upstone, Robert / Foster, R. F. / Jenkins, David Fraser
Éditeur :
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
ISBN :
9780856675966
Date de publication :
11 févr. 2005
Dimensions :
27,5 x 23,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Through his prestigious portrait commissions, membership of the Royal Academy and his knighthood, Orpen 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.