William Goodridge Roberts
(1904 - 1974) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Nude Seated on Pink Cloth
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1958 on a gallery label on the reverse; inscribed “To Joan, Christmas 1963” on the reverse; Roberts Inventory Number (2213) inscribed on the reverse; unframed
48 x 32 ins ( 121.9 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: February 1st 2022
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Still Life
oil on canvas laid down on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1950 on the gallery label on the reverse
14.5 x 11.5 in ( 36.8 x 29.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $4,320.00
Sale date: August 20th 2024
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Still Life
oil on board
signed lower right, an unfinished interior present on the reverse
14.75 x 18 ins ( 37.5 x 45.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $4,200.00
Sale date: February 1st 2022
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Jug with Wild Flowers
oil on board
signed lower left
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $3,910.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Autumn Landscape
oil on canvas
signed lower right
21.25 x 28.25 ins ( 54 x 71.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: October 27th 2020
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Summer Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right
12 x 15.75 ins ( 30.5 x 40 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,776.00
Sale date: October 17th 2018
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Nursery Fantasy No.1
pencil and gouache
signed lower right; titled and dated 1945 on an exhibition label on the reverse
22 x 28.75 ins ( 55.9 x 73 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Laurentian Woods
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1954 to a gallery label on the reverse
25 x 32 ins ( 63.5 x 81.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,840.00
Sale date: December 12th 2023
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Rocky Field Laurentians
oil on masonite
signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse; Inventory Number 1243 inscribed on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: October 17th 2018
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Georgian Bay
oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1957 on a gallery label and inscribed with Roberts Inventory Number 1000 on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: June 2nd 2020
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Still Life with Red and Yellow Cloths
oil on board
signed lower right; titled to a label on the reverse of the frame
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Green Landscape, Near Calumet
oil on board
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory Number 63 inscribed on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $3,105.00
Sale date: June 13th 2018
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Self Portrait
oil on canvas
signed lower left
22 x 19 ins ( 55.9 x 48.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $3,240.00
Sale date: May 31st 2022
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Spring Landscape
oil on board
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory Number 424 inscribed on the reverse
11.75 x 16 ins ( 29.8 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,832.00
Sale date: May 12th 2020
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Goodridge Roberts Biography
(1904 - 1974) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Roberts was born in Barbados in 1904 to a prominent Canadian literary family. His father, Theodore, was a poet, novelist, and journalist. Roberts began his studies at Montreal's Ecole des Beaux-Arts but, encouraged by his art-critic aunt, Mary Fanton Roberts, he enrolled at New York's Art Students League. His New York schooling would prove to be a major influence on his career.
During the 1930s, Roberts lived, painted, and taught in Ontario. He was the very first artist-in-residence at Queens University in Kingston. Refusing to incorporate nationalist content into his work, Roberts became recognized for his modernist approach. In the 1940s, Roberts moved to Montreal and continued painting and teaching. He was admired by Quebec's francophone art community who saw in his work a reflection of the modernist figurative tradition from France, known in Montreal as "living art." His works were equally divided into the themes of landscapes, portraits and still lifes; all are textbook examples of each style. The artist's last major retrospective was held at the National Gallery of Canada in 1969. He died in January 1974.