The William Roberts Society

William Roberts:

Self-portrait, c.1925

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.

Self-portrait, c.1925
Etching (second state shown), 12.6 cm x 9.8 cm

'"Self-Portrait" exists in three states, progressing from the lightly flecked surface of the first state to a much denser network of lines and heavier inking in the third' – British Museum online catalogue
PROVENANCE: British Museum (second state, bought from Dr Frederick Mulder, 1985); Estate of John David Roberts (2001)? (third state)
EXHIBITION HISTORY: (various impressions) Hamet Gallery 1971, National Portrait Gallery 1984 (third state), Cambridge 1985, British Museum 1990 (second state), Gillian Jason Gallery 1991, Kendal 1999 (second state)