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William Roberts:

Gunners Pulling Cannons, Ypres


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.



Gunners Pulling Cannons, Ypres

Gunners Pulling Cannons, Ypres (aka Study in the War and Soldiers Hauling a Howitzer ), c. 1918
Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil, 28 cm x 47 cm

PROVENANCE: Sir Michael Sadler > Jane Rendel > Sotheby's 8 Nov. 1989 > Christie's 4 June 1999 (estimate 15,000 25,000) > Samantha Frank
EXHIBITION HISTORY: Leicester Galleries (1) 1944, Newcastle 2004 (where dated 1917)




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