AN ENGLISH CUBIST

WILLIAM ROBERTS:

Deposition

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.

Deposition, c.1908
Coloured chalks, 51 cm x 35 cm (signed)

Roberts's 1965 Arts Council retrospective included some works done in emulation of old-master drawings and dated to c.1908, and this probably dates from around the same time.
PROVENANCE: Bearnes, Exeter, 15 Jan. 1986 (estimate £600–£1,000)