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Night (No. 2)

1907

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The story

Orpen made a group of domestic nocturnes in 1907, and in this one he painted himself into the scene, embracing his wife. It was a bold, unconventional image of a married couple for its time, and a record of their happy early years together.

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Object details

Title: Night (No. 2)
Artist: William Orpen
Date: 1907
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (4237-3)
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.1021
Original image: 2498 × 3000 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

William Orpen. Night (No. 2). 1907. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (4237-3). Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea1021/