The William Roberts SocietyWilliam Roberts:The JokeIllustration © 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 Joke, 1923 Oil on canvas, 75 cm x 62.5 cm Jacob Kramer and black model Hélène Yelin at the Harlequin Café, Beak Street, Soho PROVENANCE: Dr Harold Caplan (1965) > Mary Chalot (France) EXHIBITION HISTORY: Leeds/Ben Uri Gallery 2003 Home page | Chronology | Obituaries | Bibliography | Collections Exhibitions | Gallery | News | Contact | The artist's house List of works illustrated on the site Catalogue raisonné: chronological | alphabetical |