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William Roberts

Pimps in a Bar

c.1920–1

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Artist
William Roberts 1895–1980
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
178 × 140 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate 2007
Reference
T12675
Group X

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  • William Roberts Drawing for ‘The Return of Ulysses’

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Tea Garden’

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

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  • William Roberts Tea and beer

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  • William Roberts Arab feast

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple’

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘Susanna and the Elders’

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  • William Roberts The Poor Family

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Happy Family’

    c.1924
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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Pigeon Fanciers’

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  • William Roberts Bar scene

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  • William Roberts Study for ‘Trafalgar Square’

    c.1926
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  • William Roberts Study for ‘The Card Players’

    c.1937–8
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  • William Roberts The toast

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