Will Roberts (1907–2000)

Will Roberts, a Welsh expressionist painter, captured the soul of industrial workers, farmers, and the dramatic Welsh landscape, earning recognition as one of Wales's modern masters.

ABOUT

Will Roberts (21 December 1907 – 11 March 2000) was a Welsh expressionist painter. == Biography == Roberts was born in Ruabon, Denbighshire, the son of a railwayman of the Great Western Railway. The family moved to Neath in Glamorgan in 1918. His gift for drawing was apparent from early on and, as a part-time student for four years from 1928, Roberts took classes at Swansea Art School under William Grant Murray. In 1945, he met the Polish artist Josef Herman. At that time, H…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Medal Depicting Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton Celebration 1909 · Art Institute of Chicago Geese 1957 · National Museum Cardiff The Dunes, Indiana 1963 · Art Institute of Chicago Untitled (Martin Luther King at Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago) 1965 · Art Institute of Chicago "Alfred Stieglitz," Painted Portrait by Robert Barnes 1966 · Art Institute of Chicago 5 Discussions in the Years 1976 to 1994, at Greenwich Street, New York City, 1976–1994 1976 · Art Institute of Chicago

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Josef HermanExpressionism Vincent van GoghPost-Impressionism Chaïm SoutineExpressionism Constant PermekeExpressionism

Influenced

Kyffin WilliamsExpressionism Gwilym PrichardModern Welsh Art Clive Hicks-JenkinsContemporary Art Shani Rhys JamesContemporary Art