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William Roberts

William Roberts

1895–1980
WA-00016000
Hackney, London, UK
Painting
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
150
Works in Collection
157
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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European Drawing Between the Wars
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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Drawings Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987
No image
20 Gifts in Honor of Myron Orlofsky
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978–1979
No image
Artists and Writers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
No image
British Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
No image
Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973–1974
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Britain at War
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

About

Why this artist matters now

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Related Artists
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Institutional

Museum Collections

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Artworks (150)

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Artwork sources (6)

150 published of 153 catalogued · 145 with image
  • Tate
    141 published141 img
  • MoMA
    3 publishedof 6 catalogued1 img
  • The Met
    3 published
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img
  • Smithsonian
    1 published1 img
  • Nga
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources
  • Cantering to the Post
    1949 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Beach Fun’
    1929 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Bullfight’
    1928 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘The Judgement of Paris’
    1933 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Sawing Wood’
    1930 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Hanging a Masterpiece’
    1934 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Leda and the Swan’
    1950 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘On the Wire’
    1972 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Temptation of St Anthony
    1950 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Study for ‘Guarding the Masterpiece’
    1978 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy
City Scene with Nuns (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

7
Collections7
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumMuseum of Modern ArtArt Institute of ChicagoNational Gallery of ArtTate
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
National Gallery of Art
In collection
Tate
In collection
National Portrait Gallery
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionEuropean Drawing Between the Wars
New York · 1987
Group ExhibitionDrawings Acquisitions
New York · 1987
Group Exhibition20 Gifts in Honor of Myron Orlofsky
New York · 1978
Group ExhibitionArtists and Writers
New York · 1978
Group ExhibitionBritish Drawings
New York · 1977
Group ExhibitionPortraits
New York · 1973