David_Blanchard Posted 3 June , 2016 Share Posted 3 June , 2016 I wonder if anyone can remember part of documentary on art of the Great War that featured a section on one of William Orphen's portraits? It was screened probably within the last ten years. Any help appreciated. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 3 June , 2016 Share Posted 3 June , 2016 David, Was it the Antiques Roadshow follow-up of William Orpen's portrait of the young lady who turned out to be his girlfriend? If so I believe Philip Mould presented. A friend contacted his office once about something else and found them very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 3 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2016 Thanks for your help. But it was actually from a documentary concerning British art during the Great War. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 3 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2016 I am fairly certain the painting under discussion was called 'Ready to start' http://www.memorial-caen.fr/10EVENT/EXPO1418/gb/texte/007text.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 3 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2016 It was actually from a TV documentary by Simon Schama face to face. Sorry it was William Orpen not Orphen! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p035rtqq David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 3 June , 2016 Share Posted 3 June , 2016 Aha. I was just wondering whether it was Andrew Graham Dixon's recent-ish series - wish I'd seen the Simon Schama programme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 3 June , 2016 Share Posted 3 June , 2016 Aha. I was just wondering whether it was Andrew Graham Dixon's recent-ish series - wish I'd seen the Simon Schama programme!sJIt was as recently as last September and coincided with an exhibition at the npg. It may still be available on the more distant shores of iPlayer David Edit: just had a quick look and it's listed as unavailable at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 3 June , 2016 Share Posted 3 June , 2016 I can vaguely remember an Orpen retrospective exhibition of work from all the periods of his life many years ago. I wonder if one of the TV arts programmes picked that up? However I think it was more than ten years ago. Roger M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Blanchard Posted 3 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2016 Three minutes of Schama's show is still on iplayer. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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