Lot 117 · The Private Collection of Mary and Alan Hobart - Pioneers of Modern British and Irish Art
The Water Nymph
SIR William Orpen · pen and ink, watercolour, gouache and coloured chalks on paper
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,118–$15,177
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Private Collection of Mary and Alan Hobart - Pioneers of Modern British and Irish Art, London · 19 November 2024
- Dimensions
- 12 ¾ x 9 5⁄8 in. (32.3 x 24.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3203671
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3203671 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3203671
SIR William Orpen, The Water Nymph. Christie's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 117. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3203671.
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SIR William Orpen, The Water Nymph. Christie's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 117. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3203671.
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From the same sale The Private Collection of Mary and Alan Hobart - Pioneers of Modern British and Irish Art · Nov 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late 19Th/ Early 20Th Century | A VENETIAN ETCHED GLASS MIRROR | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Chinese Mountain Landscape with Boat | SIR SIDNEY ROBERT NOLAN, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992) | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Bird | SIR SIDNEY ROBERT NOLAN, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Aegean Island | William Crozier H.r.h.a. | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| 2.25.97 | Sean Scully | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| Woman at a Writing Desk (Grace Orpen) | SIR William Orpen | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| SIR William Orpen | The Winner (The Champ) 76 x 53.8 cm. (29 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Charles William Wallace | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | The Selecting Jury of the New English Art Club | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | sir william orpen r.a., r.h.a. | the three blind men watched | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.