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  • Study for ‘The Withered Root’

William Roberts

Study for ‘The Withered Root’

c.1927

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Artist
William Roberts 1895–1980
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
203 × 140 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate 2007
Reference
T12736

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