William Roberts
(1895-1980), PainterSitter in 4 portraits
Artist of 7 portraits
Artist; closely associated with the Vorticist movement though he worked with Roger Fry at the Omega Workshops after Wyndham Lewis had left to set up the Rebel Art Centre; Roberts was called up in April 1916 and spent two years as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery before working as a War Artist for the Canadians from the summer of 1918. A signatory to the initial Vorticist Manifesto, after the War he met T.E. Lawrence and produced illustrations for Seven Pillars of Wisdom, reflecting still the Vorticism that later in his career gave way to an idiosyncratic figurative style.
by William Roberts
pencil, crayon and watercolour, circa 1912-1913
NPG 6135
John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes; Lydia Lopokova
by William Roberts
oil on canvas, signed 1932
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5587
by William Roberts
pencil and watercolour, circa 1965
NPG 5063
William Roberts; Sarah Roberts (née Kramer)
by William Roberts
oil on canvas, 1975
NPG 5808
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