The painter and his naked lover

A sign of the times – Sotheby’s is to re-launch Irish Art sales in London on October 21.

Seen here is a highlight from the auction, Nude Girl Reading, by Sir William Orpen, painted in 1921 and estimated to fetch between €420,000 - €700,000.

Last on the market 30 years ago, it depicts Orpen’s lover, Yvonne Aubicq, daughter of the Mayor of Lille.

As an ...