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Wlliam Roberts was born in London in 1895 and died in 1980. He studied at St. Martin’s School of Art and the Slade School.
Roberts painted in oil and watercolour, mostly portaits and everyday scenes. He was a War Artist in World Wars I and II.
Although his early work was influenced by Cubism (he was a member of the Vorticists) his style whether in oil or watercolour is unmistakably his own. The people he depicts, although realistic, are solid, stiff and formalised. Each one is made to contribute to a very carefully organised overall design that completely fills the picture – nothing can be taken away and nothing added.
His work is in The Tate Gallery and London Museum and most major Museum collections in the UK.
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