AN ENGLISH CUBIST
WILLIAM ROBERTS:
The Tryst + 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.
The Tryst – study (aka Leda and the Swan), 1959
Pencil, squared, 18.4 cm x 13.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of John David Roberts (held in Tate store, 2014)
EXHIBITION HISTORY (as Leda and the Swan and dated c.1950): Reading 1983, Gillian Jason Gallery 1993
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The Tryst, 1959
Pencil and watercolour, 50.5 cm x 36 cm
PROVENANCE: Purchased from the artist by Mrs Nora Meninsky > Luke Gertler and Francis Guilfoyle > Sotheby's 7 June 2024 (estimate £15,000–£25,000; unsold) > Bonhams 20 Nov. 2024 (£12,800)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Tate Gallery 1965 and tour
Cf. Leda c.1957
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