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William Patrick Roberts (5 June 1895 – 20 January 1980) was a British artist. In the years before the First World War Roberts was a pioneer, among English artists, in his use of abstract images. In later years he described his approach as that of an "English Cubist".
- Cantering to The Post
‘Cantering to the Post‘, William Roberts, 1949 ‘Cantering to...
- The Diners
‘The Diners‘, William Roberts, 1919 ‘The Diners‘, William...
- The Cockatoos
‘The Cockatoos‘, William Roberts, 1958 ‘The Cockatoos‘,...
- The Horse Dealers
‘The Horse Dealers‘, William Roberts, 1955 ‘The Horse...
- Cantering to The Post
Born into a working-class family in the East End of London, William Roberts (1895–1980) was one of the brilliant generation of artists who studied at the Slade in the first decades of the 20th Century up to the First World War.
Roberts was born into a working-class family in London's East End on 5 June 1895. The family were then living at 44 Blackstone Road in Hackney, and his father was a carpenter; they later moved to 4 Blanchard Road (by October 1898) and 20 London Fields West Side (by April 1911) nearby. [1]
William Roberts was born in Hackney, east London, on 5 June 1895. For a detailed chronology of his life, see here. In Summer, London Fields offered opportunities for games and sport; there was besides a chance for the boys to earn a few pennies collecting the stray tennis balls that came hurtling across the courts.
William Roberts was born in Hackney, London. He worked as an apprentice for the poster and advertising firm of Sir John Causton, taking evening classes at St Martin's School of Art, London before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art, London.
The design, a single figure of an Elizabethan forester, was placed at one corner of the stage. When the play was over, there was a call from the audience (composed mostly of parents) for the cast and the artist to take a bow.
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In his life, as in his art, he knew very early where he was going and kept his eyes steadily on his chosen road. Born in Hackney on June 5, 1895, the third child of Edward Roberts, carpenter, and Emma, formerly Collins – both Londoners – he began to draw almost as soon as he could hold a pencil.
