The William Roberts Society




William Roberts:

The Chess Players



Illustration © The Estate of John David Roberts. Reproduced with the permission of the William Roberts Society. Catalogue information based on the catalogue raisonné by David Cleall. For this and full details of the exhibitions cited, see the links below.



The Chess Players

The Chess Players, 1929–30
Oil on canvas, 100 cm x 90 cm

PROVENANCE: Contemporary Art Society (bought 1932) > Newark Museum, NJ (gift, 1941)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: London Artists' Association 1931, Venice 1932, New Zealand and Australia 1934, Tate Gallery (2) 1935, British Council 1939, Leicester Galleries 1939, Tate Gallery 1965, Ohio 1971




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