AN ENGLISH CUBIST
WILLIAM ROBERTS:
Going to Swim + studies
Illustrations © 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.
Many with Tray on Shoulder and Going to Swim – study, 1930
Brown chalk and black chalk, two drawings on one sheet of paper, 25 cm x 16.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
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Boy on a Bicycle (aka Errand Boy) and Going to Swim – study, 1930
Two drawings on one sheet of paper (24.7 cm x 17.2 cm): brown chalk 16 cm x 9 cm and black chalk 8 cm x 7 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Cambridge 1985
Cf. The Errand Boys 1939
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(recto) Going to Swim – study, 1930 (also dated 1933) and Hands – study for Dressmakers c.1931
Pencil, 26 cm x 18 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts, accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate 2007 (T12678)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Gillian Jason Gallery (2) 1986
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Going to Swim – study, 1930
Black chalk, 24 cm x 18.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
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Going to Swim – study, 1930
Pencil, squared, 22.9 cm x 17.85 cm
PROVENANCE: Christie's 21 Oct. 2021 (£15,000)
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Going to Swim – study (aka Boys Going for a Swim), 1930 (also dated 1933)
Pencil and gouache, 23.5 cm x 19 cm
PROVENANCE: William Roberts (1965) > Spink & Son, London > ? > Christie's 23 June 1994 (£4,370)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Lefevre Gallery (1) 1935, Tate Gallery 1965 (ex-catalogue), Hamet Gallery 1971, Parkin Gallery 1976, Anthony d'Offay Gallery (2) 1980, Anthony d'Offay Gallery 1983, Spink & Son 1993
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Going to Swim (aka Men Bathing), 1930 (also dated 1933)
Oil on canvas, 50 cm x 39.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Montague Shearman > Redfern Gallery > Edward Le Bas (1965) > ? > Richard Burrows
EXHIBITION HISTORY: London Artists' Association (3) 1931 (30 gns; 'A detail that struck a feminine observer – this artist sees the immense decorative possibilities of the knitted pull-over' – The Graphic, 7 Nov. 1931, probably thinking of this work), Redfern Gallery (1) 1940, Arts Council 1951, Bradford 1954, Royal Academy Diploma Gallery 1963, Tate Gallery 1965, Nottingham 2006, Chichester 2007
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