Night No. 2 – William Orpen Art Print

Orpen painted Night twice. The first is a solitary figure at a window — still, spare, one person alone with the dark. This is the second version, and it tells a different story.

Two figures now, close together in a warm interior. One is seated, turned toward the window, the night pressing against the glass. The other stands behind. The convex mirror on the wall — a device Orpen returned to throughout his career, borrowed from Van Eyck — catches the room in miniature. Everything is contained, domestic, quietly charged.

Where Night is about solitude, Night No. 2 is about company — the particular feeling of being with someone in a room while the world outside goes dark. Orpen understood that difference and painted both.

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

Sizes & Format

• 40 × 50 cm (16 × 20"
• Available framed (black, white, wood) or unframed

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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.