Lot 161 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Study for 'The Western Wedding'
SIR William Orpen · pencil, watercolour, gouache and oil on board
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $36,798–$61,331
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale , London · 22 March 2023
- Dimensions
- 28 x 20 in. (71.2 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3380435
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3380435 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3380435
SIR William Orpen, Study for 'The Western Wedding'. Christie's, 22 Mar 2023, lot 161. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3380435.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3380435.
SIR William Orpen, Study for 'The Western Wedding'. Christie's, 22 Mar 2023, lot 161. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3380435.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimmera | SIR SIDNEY ROBERT NOLAN, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992) | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Bird | SIR SIDNEY ROBERT NOLAN, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992) | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Portrait of Herman McDonald | FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1883-1937) | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| 1945 (three circles) | Ben Nicholson O.m. | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Costume Design for Two Young Women in Carmen | Edward Burra | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Triptych, Camel | Joe Tilson R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIR William Orpen | miss dorothy stiles | $56,918 | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | |
| SIR William Orpen | The Normandy Cider Press | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Grace Orpen (Grace by Candlelight) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Lady Marriott | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Mrs Georgiana Alice Drum | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Henry Whitworth M.F.H. 127.5 x 102 cm. (50 1/8 x | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Job | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | Going to the Match | Bonhams, Apr 2022 |
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.