Grooming Horses
Pencil and watercolour on paper
c.1917-1919-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall
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About the artist
William Roberts studied part-time at St Martin's School of Art until 1910 when he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art. In 1914, he joined the Vorticists, a leading avant-garde group in Britain. After the Second World War he regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy, becoming an RA in 1968. A major show of his work was held at the Tate Gallery in 1965.
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- WW1 art, WW2 art, horse, military uniform, tunic, puttees, salute, soldier, World War I, stable
- Materials & Techniques
- paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), pencil, watercolour (as object name)
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Details
- Title
- Grooming Horses
- Date
- c.1917-1919
- Medium
- Pencil and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 35.00 cm, width: 25.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Mayor Gallery, December 1971
- Provenance
- Sir Osbert Sitwell
- GAC number
- 9432