The Refugee (Yvonne Aubicq) 1917

"The Refugee (Yvonne Aubicq)" is a portrait by William Orpen, painted in 1917. The painting features a young woman, Yvonne Aubicq, with blonde hair, seated in a chair. Orpen uses a soft, hazy background that evokes a sense of uncertainty and displacement. The subject's gaze is direct and melancholic, reflecting the hardship of displacement, making this work a poignant example of Orpen's signature style, notable for its realistic representation of figures within a painterly, often dramatic background.