William Roberts Art

William Roberts (1895-1980) Tree Cutters Pencil on paper 17 x 19 cm Provenance: Albemarle Gallery William Roberts (1895-1980) is remembered as a distinctive and independent figure i...

The Tramp, Watercolour and Pencil Painting by William Roberts, 1945 circa Additional information: Medium: Watercolour and pencil 35 x 53 cm 13 3/4 x 20 7/8 in William Roberts was a British artist, sometimes known as the 'English Cubist'. Born in London Fields, Hackney in 1895, Roberts's artistic ability was evident from an early age, the teachers at his primary school allowed him to devote class time to drawing and eventually his art mistress suggested he be transferred to a school with greater art resources. Upon leaving school Roberts was apprenticed to a commercial art firm and he attended evening classes run by William P. Robins at St Martins School of Art. At fifteen years old, Roberts won a London County Council Scholarship to study at the Slade School of Art where his fellow students included Dora...