Live Auction 10443Modern British & Irish Art
William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Lot 3

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

Shoe Shop

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 4,375

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William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Shoe Shop
pencil, squared for transfer
7 x 4 ½ in. (17.8 x 11.5 cm.)

Purchased by the present owner at the 1976 exhibition.

Specialist note

The present work is a study for the larger oil of the same title, painted in 1956, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1959 and Tate Gallery, William Roberts ARA: Retrospective exhibition, in 1965.

We are very grateful to David Cleall for his assistance in preparing the catalogue entry for the present lot.