The William Roberts SocietyWilliam Roberts:The Birth of VenusCopyrighted material on this page is included as 'fair use', for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of the copyright owner. Catalogue information based on the catalogue raisonné by David Cleall. For this and full details of the exhibitions cited, see the links below. ![]() The Birth of Venus, 1954 Oil on canvas, 125 cm x 85 cm PROVENANCE: Purchased from the artist by Ernest Cooper > Sotheby's 19 June 1996 > Sotheby's 2 May 1990 > Sir Peter and Lady Osborne EXHIBITION HISTORY: Royal Academy 1955, Tate Gallery 1965, Worthing 1972 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 |