william roberts, world war artist

WILLIAM ROBERTS, War Artist

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william roberts, wwi war artist

William Roberts (1895 – 1980)
Biography

Roberts was born in Hackney, London and took up an apprenticeship with Sir Joseph Causton Ltd. In 1909 as a poster designer. He attended evening classes at St. Martin’s School of Art in London and later won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art in 1910, whose contemporaries included Mark Gertler, Stanley Spencer and David Bomberg.

Later travels in France and Italy sparked an interest in post-impressionism and Cubism. He was taken up by Wydnham Lewis to form a British alternative to Futurism.

In 1916 he enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, serving on the Western Front, and the next year as an official War Artist, depicting the horrors of war.

William Robert's Paintings

william roberts painting - the goats
war celebration artwork
THE GOATS
WAR CELEBRATION
war artist - gunners pullling cannon, ypres battle
GUNNERS PULLING CANNON, YPRES 1917



[Paul Nash] [Augustus John] [Austin Spare] [Bruce Bairnsfarther] [Alfred Lee] [David Bomberg] [Eric Ravilious] [William Rothenstein] [Leonard Raven-Hill] [Frank Brangwyn] [John Lavery] [Francis Dodd] [Stanley Spencer] [Mervyn Peake] [Muirhead Bone] [Cyril-Bird] [William Roberts] [William Orpen] [Mark Gertler] [Philip Steer] [John Hassall] [Wyndham Lewis]



Britishers, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Britishers


Verdun, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Verdun


Victory, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Victory


Cox & Co., war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Cox & Co.


Last Cartridges, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Last Cartridges


American Red Cross, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
American Red Cross


Hero land, war poster, photo, wwi, wwii
Hero land