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William Roberts

Music Lovers

c.1937–8

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Artist
William Roberts 1895–1980
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 178 × 362 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate 2007
Reference
T12637

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  • William Roberts Drop Curtain for the Camargo Ballet

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘Beach Fun’

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Pigeon Fanciers’

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  • William Roberts Bar scene

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    c.1945
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  • William Roberts No! No! Cézanne never used it

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Card Players’

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