Marking the Pose

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WILLIAM ROBERTS, R.A. (1895-1980)
Marking the Pose
signed 'William/Roberts.' (lower right), inscribed 'Marking the Pose' (lower left)
watercolour and black chalk on paper
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.9 cm.)
Executed in 1952.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Mrs Nora Meninsky, circa 1959.
with Blond Fine Art, London.

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, New Year Exhibition, January 1953, no. 153.
London, Leicester Galleries, Artist's of Fame and Promise Part Two, August - September 1961, no. 39.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, William Roberts A.R.A. Retrospective Exhibition, November - December, 1965, no. 191: this exhibition travelled to Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, January 1966; and Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, January - February 1966.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

Marking the Pose draws upon Roberts’s experience of the ‘life room’ both as a student at the Slade (1910-1913) and later as a visiting teacher at the LCC Central School of Art and Design (from 1925 to 1960, apart from the war years). During his time at the Central School, Roberts shared the management of the life class with fellow artist, and family friend, Bernard Meninsky. This satirical take on the subject was at one time owned by Meninsky’s widow, Nora Meninsky.

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

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