Will Roberts
William Roberts | |
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Born | 21 December 1907 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died | 11 March 2000 Neath, Wales |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Will Roberts (21 December 1907 – 11 March 2000) was a Welsh expressionist painter.[1]
Biography
Roberts was born in
Roberts found inspiration in the local community, painting industrial workers and farmers, and domestic scenes of family life. Some of Roberts' most striking works are of Welsh landscapes and he is now widely acknowledged as one of Wales's modern masters. In 1962, Roberts won the
He was one of the original members of the arts group 56 Group Wales, which set out to raise the profile of modern Welsh art.[3]
Roberts died in Neath, where his 24 charcoal drawings of the Stations of the Cross may be seen in St David's Church. Another of his works, The Three Magi, is on the choir vestry wall.[4] A memorial exhibition of drawings and some paintings was shown at the National Library of Wales in 2001.
References
- ISBN 978-1-84771-605-7.
- ^ Joyner, P: "Will Roberts RCA Drawings", P20, National Library of Wales, 2001.
- ISBN 0-7083-1408-2
- ^ "History Points – St David's Church, Neath". historypoints.org.
Bibliography
- "Will Roberts – A Retrospective 1927–1992", (Oriel Mostyn Llandudno, 1993) ISBN 0-906860-24-5
- Joyner, P: "Will Roberts RCA Drawings", (National Library of Wales, 2001) ISBN 1-86225-025-1
External links
- The Official Will Roberts website
- Will Roberts exhibition at the Attic Gallery, Swansea at bbc.co.uk
- 'Farm at Cimla' (1962), National Museum of Wales
- Will Roberts at welshart.net
- 43 artworks by or after Will Roberts at the Art UK site