The William Roberts Society




William Roberts:

Portrait of a Boy



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.



A Boy (John)

Portrait of a Boy (aka John ), c. 1929
Oil on canvas, 69 cm x 60 cm

(This is usually dated as 1927, but John appears to be about ten years old and is certainly noticeably older than in the portrait dated as 1927.)
PROVENANCE: Methyr Tydfil (Contemporary Art Society gift 1943)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: London Artists' Association (1) 1929, Redfern Gallery 1942, Tate Gallery 1965




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