Tom Roberts was born in 1856 at Dorchester, Dorset
England. He arrived in Australia in 1869 and settled in Collingwood, Melbourne.
He studied at the Carlton School of Design and at the National Gallery School
before returning to London. His best work was produced in Australia in the late
1880's and 1890's. His most famous commission was the painting of the Official
Opening of the first Australian Federal Parliament required over 250 individual
portraits. He died in 1931
Suggested Books about Roberts
Tom Roberts: Virginia Spate
Australian Painting: Bernard Smith
Tom Roberts: SA Catalogue Raisonne: H Topliss
Notable Paintings include:
The Artist's Camp c1886 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Coming South 1886 -
National Gallery of Victoria
The Sunny South c1887 -
National Gallery of Victoria
A summer morning tiff 1887 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Mentone 1887 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Evening when the quiet east flushes faintly at the sun's last look c1887 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Impression 1888 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Reconciliation c1886/7 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Harper's Weekly c1889 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Shearing the Rams 1890 -
National Gallery of Victoria
Landscape Cremorne 1894 -
National Gallery of Victoria
The Pinschof Sisters -
National Gallery of Victoria
Madame Pfund 1887 -
National Gallery of Victoria
A quiet day on Darebin Creek 1885 - Australian National Gallery
In a corner on the MacIntyre 1895 - Australian National Gallery
Bourke Street Melbourne c1886 - Australian National Library
Art Gallery of SA - Australian National Library
A break away 1891 -
Australian National Library
Smike Streeton - Australian National Library
The Flower Sellers c1895 - Manly Art Gallery and Museum
The Bullock Team - Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Australia Post - Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Portrait of Tom Roberts - Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Playing in the Garden 1888 - Benalla Art Gallery
Wood Splitters 1886 - Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery
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Bailed Up
1895
original oil on canvas is in the
Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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A Summer Morning Tiff
1886
The model was Robert's sister Polly
original on canvas is in the
Collection of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Martha K. Pinkerton Bequest Fund 1943 |
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Mending the sail
c. 1887 |
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Mosman's Bay |
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On
the Timbara |
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