Tag: William Orpen

Prydie: The Life and Art of Mabel Pryde Nicholson

Mother, wife, sister and daughter to artists who have eclipsed her deserved fame, this charming exhibition is one big family album, focusing on a woman who, during her lifetime, sought to hide in the shadows
Augustus John and the First Crisis of Brilliance

Augustus John was a star around whom many significant artists were in orbit. This enlightening exhibition paints a lively picture of their interface
Reflections: Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites

This wishy-washy exhibition is a lesson in tenuous connections
William Orpen at the Imperial War Museum

William Orpen is currently up for reappraisal and the Imperial War Museum has started to make a name for itself in this way. Firstly, there was the superb Eric Ravilious exhibition last year. Now, Orpen has been rescued from the…