AN ENGLISH CUBIST

WILLIAM ROBERTS:

Mandolines and Guitars

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.

Mandolines and Guitars (aka Drawing of Party), undated, suggest 1925–6
Pencil, 33.0 cm x 43.2 cm

This party scene in the style of the endpieces for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom, with musicians, naked dancers and drinking, seems to include references to Ingres's Le Bain turc.
PROVENANCE: Desmond Coke > Sotheby's 23 July 1931 (lot 136, with Spanish Melody c.1925–6 and Night Alarm 1925–6; £5 10s.) > 'Bernard, St.'