Live Auction 544920th Century British Art
William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Lot 24

William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)

Head of H. E. Bates

Closed23 March 2011

Price Realised

GBP 2,875

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William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Head of H. E. Bates
signed 'Roberts' (lower left)
pencil
11 x 7½ in. (27.9 x 19.1 cm.)

with Mrs. E. Lahr, London, August 1931.

Specialist note

Herbert Ernest Bates (1905-1974) is best known for his works The Darling Buds of May and Love for Lydia. Bates and Roberts were friends. Roberts illustrated The Spring Song and In View of the Fact That in 1927.