Night – William Orpen | Irish Art Print

Most of Orpen's career was spent in other people's faces. Night is something different.

A single figure stands at a sash window, the curtains drawn back, the world outside reduced to deep cobalt dark. The interior is spare — geometric, almost austere. There is no narrative here, no sitter to flatter, no commission to fulfil. Just a painter working out what silence looks like.

Orpen made very few pure interior works. This is one of them, and it stands apart from everything else in his output — closer in feeling to Hammershøi than to the society portraits that made his name. It was painted at a time when Orpen was moving between London and Dublin, between the demands of a successful career and something more private. Night feels like that private thing.

This archival print is made on heavyweight fine art paper with fade-resistant inks, built to last.

Sizes & Format

• 60 × 80 cm / 24 × 32″
• 45 × 60 cm / 18 × 24″
• 30 × 40 cm / 12 × 16″

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Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

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Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14.