AN ENGLISH CUBIST
WILLIAM ROBERTS:
John + 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.
John – study for etching, c.1925 (date queried in National Portrait Gallery 1984 catalogue: 'John [b. 1919] may actually have been a year or two older than this dating would allow'). Signed and inscribed 'John'
Pencil, 11.7 cm x 7 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Hamet Gallery 1971, Manchester 1974?, National Portrait Gallery 1984
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John, c.1925 (date queried in National Portrait Gallery 1984 catalogue)
Etching, 14.0 cm x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE: first impression owned by Jeffrey Judelson > ? (by descent, 2023) > Roseberys London 18 Feb. 2026 (estimate £300–£500); two impressions from estate of John David Roberts held in Tate store, 2014, one inscribed 'Portrait of John'
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Hamet Gallery 1971, Gillian Jason Gallery 1993
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