Published On Aug 4, 2012
This painting was discovered on BBC Antiques Roadshow (episode 3230). It was thought by the owner to be a copy of a William Orpen painting. It turned out, indeed, to be a copy, but by Orpen, himself. The intriguing back story of this painting netted the owner a £250,000 appraisal by Rupert Maas.
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