Lot Essay
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Swimmers Resting
Details
William Roberts, R.A. (1895-1980)
Swimmers Resting
signed 'Roberts' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1925.
Swimmers Resting
signed 'Roberts' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1925.
Provenance
Sir Hugh Walpole.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 January 1947, lot 156, where purchased by Mrs Minnie Wingate.
The Late Mrs Minnie Wingate; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2006, lot 6.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 January 1947, lot 156, where purchased by Mrs Minnie Wingate.
The Late Mrs Minnie Wingate; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2006, lot 6.
Exhibited
London, Cooling Galleries, London Artist's Association, Recent Paintings and Drawings by William Roberts, October - November 1931, no. 17.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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