AN ENGLISH CUBIST
WILLIAM ROBERTS:
Punting + study
Illustration © The Estate of John David Roberts. 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.
Punting (aka Punting Down the River) – study for Punting (aka The Black Swan), 1968
Watercolour, body colour and pencil, squared, 15 cm x 12 cm
PROVENANCE: Christie's 8 June 1990 (as Punting Down the River, £2,530)
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Punting (aka The Black Swan), 1968 (signed and dated)
Oil on canvas, 76.2 cm x 61.0 cm
PROVENANCE: Christie's 12 Nov. 1982 (as Punting or The Black Swan, £1,500) > Christie's 22 Oct. 2026 (estimate £40,000–£60,000)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Royal Academy 1969, Parkin Gallery 1976
REPRODUCED: Roberts, Paintings and Drawings (1976), pl. 21 (as The Black Swan)
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