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Details
- Date
- 1892
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 48.9 x 36.2 cm stretcher; 69.3 x 59.0 x 8.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l. corner, brown oil "Tom Roberts/ 1892".
- Credit
- Purchased 1892
- Location
- South Building, ground level, Grand Courts
- Accession number
- 998
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tom Roberts
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 15 exhibitions
Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the Art Society of New South Wales (1892), Society Rooms, Union Chambers, Sydney, 1892 -
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Jackson Park, Chicago, , 01 May 1893–30 Oct 1893
The Art of the Late Tom Roberts, Fine Art Society PLC, London, 21 Jun 1932–02 Jul 1932
150 years of Australian art (1938), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 Jan 1938–25 Apr 1938
Tom Roberts - Retrospective Exhibition, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Nov 1947–Jan 1948
Tom Roberts - Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, Nov 1947–Jan 1948
Tom Roberts - Retrospective Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 1947–Jan 1948
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953
Aspects of Australian art: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1976–1977
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 30 Oct 1985–27 Jan 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Feb 1986–20 Apr 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09 May 1986–29 Jun 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 30 Jul 1986–14 Sep 1986
Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 05 Oct 1996–17 Nov 1996
Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 30 Nov 1996–27 Jan 1997
Tom Roberts (1996-1997), National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 12 Feb 1997–06 Apr 1997
Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Apr 1997–01 Jun 1997
Tom Roberts (1996-1997), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 11 Jun 1997–27 Jul 1997
Human interest - Roberts to Dobell, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul, 17 Jan 2003–09 Mar 2003
Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 31 Mar 2007–08 Jul 2007
Impressions: painting light and life, National Portrait Gallery [Parliamentary Zone], Canberra, 25 Nov 2011–04 Mar 2012
Tom Roberts Retrospective, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 04 Dec 2015–28 Mar 2016
She-oak and sunlight: Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 02 Apr 2021–22 Aug 2021
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023
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Bibliography
Referenced in 39 publications
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Leigh Astbury, Art and Australia (Vol. 37, No. 1), 'Linda Sproul, Tom Roberts and the White Woman Project', pg. 232-235, Sydney, 1999, 232 (colour illus.), 234.
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Jane Clark, Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond, 'Sydney Harbour', pg. 150-152, Melbourne, 1985, 155 (colour illus.).
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Robert Croll, Tom Roberts: father of Australian landscape painting, Melbourne, 1935, 45.
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Sarah Engledow, Impressions: painting light & life, Catalogue essay, pg. 7-16, Canberra, 2011, 16, 76 (caption), 77 (colour illus.). cat.no. 30
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Anne Grey, Tom Roberts, 'Tom Roberts: La vita con brio', pg. 11-30, Canberra, 2015, 17, 27, 43, 46, 198 (colour illus.), 199, 349. cat.no. 63
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Robert Hughes, The art of Australia, 'The Heidelberg School 1885-96', pg. 53-74, Melbourne, 1970, 12, 60 (illus.), 61, 329. plate no. 19
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Marcus B. Huish (Compilator), The year's art 1893: a concise epitome of all matters relating to the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture which have occurred during the year 1892, together with information respecting the events of the year 1893, 'Australia: New South Wales', pg. 205-207, London, 1893, 206-207 (illus.). b&w line drawing
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Bruce James, Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, 'Australian Collection: Painting and Sculpture', pg. 102-181, Sydney, 1999, 115 (colour illus.).
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Alexandra Joel, Parade: The story of fashion in Australia, 'Victorian Virtue', pg. 19-37, Pymble, 1998, xi (illus.), 29 (colour illus.).
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Eleonore H. Lange, Art in Australia [series 4, no. 1], 'Portraiture through the ages', pg. 10-22, Sydney, Mar 1941, 18 (illus.).
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Lionel Lindsay, 150 years of Australian art, Sydney, 1938. cat.no. 164
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Robert Lindsay., Aspects of Australian Art: Art Gallery of New South Wales travelling art exhibition 1976, 'Tom Roberts', Sydney, 1976, (colour illus.). cat.no. 10; not paginated
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Patrick H McCarthy, Bailed up: the story behind the painting, Sydney, 2006, 14-15, 64.
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Alan McCulloch, The golden age of Australian painting - Impressionism and the Heidelberg school, Melbourne, 1969, 60, 67 (colour illus.), 158.
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John McDonald, Art of Australia. Vol 1: Exploration to Federation, ‘The only truly representative Australian school of painting’, pg. 357-418, Sydney, 2008, 409 (colour illus.).
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Australian artists: Some have real artistic merit and the collection is credible', Chicago Daily Tribune, 'Pictures, pg. 9, Chicago, 08 Jun 1893, 9.
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Hal Missingham, A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Sydney, 1953. cat.no. 60
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1899, Sydney, 1899. cat.no. 288
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1891, Sydney, 1891, Addendum.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Tom Roberts exhibition, National Art Gallery of NSW: souvenir catalogue, Sydney, 1947, 11. cat.no. 15
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1893, 'Department K - fine arts, painting, sculpture, architecture and decoration. Grou, p 140, Sydney, 1893, 107. cat.no. 10; section 1178
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John Neylon, Jane Hylton and Tracey Lock, Tom Roberts: Education guide, Adelaide, 1996, (colour illus.).
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Ron Radford, Tom Roberts, ‘The father of Australian landscape painting?’, pg. 10-19, Adelaide, 1996, 12, 16, 17 (colour illus. detail), 144, 154, 160, 162 (colour illus.).
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Bruce Rowland, Human interest, Lake Macquarie, 2003. cat.no. 29; checklist entry
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Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Art Society of New South Wales Spring Exhibition Catalogue, Sydney, 1892, 18. cat.no. 54; priced £52.10.0
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Sebastian Smee, Weekend Australian, ‘Australian pastoral’, pg. 20, Australia, 14 Apr 2007, 20. Review of the ‘Australian Impressionism’ exhibition at Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria.
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Bernard William Smith, A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 175.
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Virginia Spate, Tom Roberts, 'Roberts' portraiture', pg. 104-120, Melbourne, 1978, 110 (colour illus.), 117, 124, 148. plate no. 30
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Jill Stowell., The Newcastle herald, 'Collection shows fine eye for human form', Newcastle, 01 Feb 2003, 14N. Review of exhibition 'Human Interest' held at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery in 'Weekender' section.
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Daniel Thomas, Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, 'Tom Roberts', pg. 466-487, Sydney, Jul 1969, 470 (illus.), 471.
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Helen Topliss, Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné. Volume 2 - Plates, Melbourne, 1985, (illus.). plate no. 87
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Helen Topliss, Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné. Volume 1 - Text, Melbourne, 1985, 124. cat.no. 187
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Angus Trumble, Australian Impressionism, 'Colony and Capital in Australian Impressionist Portraiture', pg. 181-187, Melbourne, 2007, 186, 336, 195 (colour illus.). cat.no. 10.13
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Natalie Wilson, Selling a nation: Australian artists at International Exhibitions [M.A., University of Sydney], 'Organisation of the New South Wales display in Chicago', pg. 18-45, Sydney, 2001, 24-25 (colour illus.), 25, 36, 38, 52. fig.no. 8
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Author Unknown, Tom Roberts, Sydney, 1996, cover (colour illus.).
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World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: Catalogue of the exhibits in the New South Wales Courts, 'Department K - fine arts, painting, sculpture, architecture and decoration. Grou, p 140, Sydney, 1893, 435. cat. no. 10
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 02 Sep 1892, 2.
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PICTURES OF THE ART SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION, 1S92. — PURCHASED FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Sydney, 01 Oct 1892, 760 (illus.).
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Editor Unknown (Editor), Australasian art review, Sydney, 01 Aug 1899, 23.
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