AN ENGLISH CUBIST

WILLIAM ROBERTS:

The Aeroplane Scout

Illustration © The Estate of John David Roberts. Reproduced with the permission of the William Roberts Society. Catalogue information based on the catalogue raisonné by David Cleall. For this and full details of the exhibitions cited, see the links below. Any auction prices quoted may not include all fees and taxes, such as VAT and Artist's Resale Right charges.

The Aeroplane Scout, March 1919
(signed, dated and inscribed 'The Aeroplane Scout' lower right)
Pen, ink and wash, 53.5 cm x 38.3 cm

PROVENANCE: Sir Edward Marsh > Contemporary Art Society > Dunedin Public Art Gallery, NZ (1954)
Records from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery note that the original board bore a label inscribed, 'RAF scheme drawn by Sir Edward Marsh . . . No. 22.' This may have been a misreading and the inscription may have referred to the 'CAS scheme', i.e. the Contemporary Art Society. However, the original mounting board is not available for confirmation.