AN ENGLISH CUBIST
WILLIAM ROBERTS:
The Swing + 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.
(recto) The Swing – study (aka Boys on Swing), c.1942
Red chalk, 12.2 cm x 6 cm
(verso) Woman's Face (fragment of life study), c.1942
Pencil, 10 cm x 13 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Gillian Jason Gallery (2) 1986 (as Boys on Swing / Woman's Face)
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The Swing, c.1942
Pencil and watercolour, squared, 17.5 cm x 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Hamet Gallery > ? (1973) > ? (by descent) > Bonhams 16 July 2025 (estimate £5,000–£7,000; unsold)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Leicester Galleries (2) 1945, Hamet Gallery 1973
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