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An image of Springtime in Sussex by Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

(England, Australia 08 Mar 1856–14 Sep 1931)

Title
Springtime in Sussex
Other titles:
Spring, in Sussex
Sussex in the Spring
Place of origin
SussexEngland
Year
1921
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas on plywood
Dimensions

35.4 x 45.3cm board; 46.0 x 56.5 x 4.4cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l. corner, red oil "Tom Roberts /21-".
Credit
Purchased 1932
Accession number
660
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (10)

Mary Eagle (Australia, b.1944) (Author), The oil paintings of Tom Roberts in the National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, 1997, 103 (illus.).

Ron Radford (Australia, b.1949) (Author), Humphrey McQueen (Author), Mary Eagle (Australia, b.1944) (Author), Virginia Spate (Australia) (Author), Daniel Thomas (Author), Jane Hylton (b.1950) (Author), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Leigh Astbury (b.1950) (Author), Helen Topliss (Australia) (Author), Roger Butler (Australia, b.1948) (Author), Jane Hylton (b.1950) (Author), Tom Roberts, Adelaide, 1996, 172, 173 (colour illus.), 174, 213.

Helen Topliss (Australia) (Author), Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné. Volume 2 - Plates, Melbourne, 1985, (illus.). plate no. 185

Helen Topliss (Australia) (Author), Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné. Volume 1 - Text, Melbourne, 1985, 181. cat.no. 418

Virginia Spate (Australia) (Author), Tom Roberts, Melbourne, 1978, 126-127, 131 (colour illus.), 149. plate no. 37

'Tom Roberts' by Daniel Thomas, pg. 466-487., Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly (Vol. 10, No. 4) Jul 1969, Jul 1969, 484 (illus.), 485.

Lionel Lindsay (Australia, b.1874, d.1961) (Author), 150 years of Australian art, Sydney, 1938. cat.no. 107

Anthony Horden & Son's (estab. 1869, closed 1970) (Compilator), Exhibition of oil paintings by Tom Roberts, Sydney, Jun 1926. titled 'Spring in Sussex'; cat.no. 5; priced 65 guineas; not paginated

'Art exhibitions.: Mr. Roberts's Paintings.', pg. 6, The Argus 17 Sep 1924, 17 Sep 1924, 16.

Editor Unknown (Editor), Exhibition of recent works by Tom Roberts, Melbourne, Sep 1924. titled ‘Sussex in the Spring’; cat.no. 17; priced 15 guineas

Exhibition history (6)

150 years of Australian art (1938), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 Jan 1938–25 Apr 1938.

Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of South Australia, 05 Oct 1996–17 Nov 1996.

Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 30 Nov 1996–27 Jan 1997.

Tom Roberts (1996-1997), National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 12 Feb 1997–06 Apr 1997.

Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Apr 1997–01 Jun 1997.

Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 11 Jun 1997–27 Jul 1997.