William Goodridge Roberts
(1904 - 1974) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Laurentian Landscape
watercolour
signed lower right; inscribed 414 on the reverse
21 x 28.5 ins ( 53.3 x 72.4 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: April 19th 2022
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
To Joan for Christmas
oil on canvas, on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1955 on the reverse
32 x 48 ins ( 81.3 x 121.9 cms )
WILLIAM GOODRIDGE ROBERTS
Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter
oil on board
signed lower right; Roberts Inventory Number (2159) inscribed on the reverse
24 x 18 ins ( 61 x 45.7 cms )
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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.
