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William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980) Swan Upping 27.6 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) (sheet); 24 x 19 (9 3/8 x 7 1.2 in.) (image) (Executed circa 1919) image 1
William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980) Swan Upping 27.6 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) (sheet); 24 x 19 (9 3/8 x 7 1.2 in.) (image) (Executed circa 1919) image 2
William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980) Swan Upping 27.6 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) (sheet); 24 x 19 (9 3/8 x 7 1.2 in.) (image) (Executed circa 1919) image 3
The Property of a Private Family Collection from a Knightsbridge Residence
Lot 23AR

William Roberts R.A.
(British, 1895-1980)
Swan Upping 27.6 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) (sheet); 24 x 19 (9 3/8 x 7 1.2 in.) (image)

22 November 2022, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980)

Swan Upping
signed 'Roberts.' (lower centre)
watercolour and pencil, squared for transfer
27.6 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) (sheet); 24 x 19 (9 3/8 x 7 1.2 in.) (image)
Executed circa 1919

Footnotes

Provenance
Sale; Christie's, London, 4 March 1983, lot 142
Sale; Sotheby's, London, 7 March 1990, lot 353
With Albemarle Gallery, London
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
London, Spink & Son, Annual Exhibition of Modern British Art, 23 June-23 July 1993, cat.no.10 (col.ill)
London, Michael Parkin Gallery, The Friday Club, 1905-1922, 24 April-17 May 1996, cat.no.53

We are grateful to David Cleall and Bob Davenport for information provided about this lot.

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