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Young Woman Seated

Maker William Orpen (Irish, 1878 - 1931)

Additional Title(s)

Woman seated
Young women seated

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1910

Mediumgraphite pencil with stumping on wove paper

Dimensions15 x 11 1/4 in. (38.1 x 28.6 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Label TextBorn in Dublin, Orpen showed his artistic talent at an early age and became one of the most successful portraitists of the Edwardian era. This graphite sketch is possibly the image of a young woman named Emily Scobel, who modeled for Orpen several times and to whom he was briefly engaged. It reveals the artist’s mastery of technique. Orpen employs quick strokes to capture the sitter’s likeness, while broad shading and an effective use of the paper produce a sense of volume. Sketches such as this one likely served as simple exercises in recording his impressions (2022).

Object number94.15