Lot Essay
Inspired by some sunflowers in the artist's garden the present work is a study for the oil The Sunflowers (1961, private collection) which was exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1961, no. 195.
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Study for The Sunflowers
Details
William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Study for The Sunflowers
signed 'William/Roberts' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, lightly squared for transfer
17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.
Study for The Sunflowers
signed 'William/Roberts' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, lightly squared for transfer
17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.
Provenance
Purchased at the 1971 exhibition and by descent.
Exhibited
London, Hamet Gallery, William Roberts: a retrospective exhibition, February - March 1971, no. 73.
Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, William Roberts - Paintings and Watercolours, November - December 1971, no. 23.
Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, William Roberts - Paintings and Watercolours, November - December 1971, no. 23.
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