65 - Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen

Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen (Irish, 1878-1931) Portrait of Mr. Francis Henry Edward Livesay oil on canvas signed Orpen (upper left) 44 x 34 in. (111.8 x 86.4 cm) This lot is located in Chicago. Framed: 53 3/4 x 45 in. Canvas is unlined and somewhat loose on the stretcher. Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; scattered areas of minor drying craquelures; a few areas of discolored varnish along the upper center and upper right corner; otherwise appears in overall good and stable condition. Under UV light: a thin line of inpainting through the sitter's forehead, approximately 2 inches in length, with a smaller line of inpainting below; an approximately 1 inch area of inpainting in the center left, within the background, as well as a 1/2 inch area of inpainting along the lower center edge; additional small strokes and spots of inpainting in scattered areas of the background and the sitter's left sleeve and pants. Additional images available upon request. Provenance: The Artist's Studio Book (34/07), 1922. The sitter. By descent through the family. Sotheby's, London, sale of May 16, 2003, Lot 66. Patrick Kelly, London. Sotheby's, London, 44 Fitzwilliam Square: Works from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly, sale of November 10, 2020, Lot 39. Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.