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Tom roberts
British-born Australian Painter, 1856-1931 Australian painter of English birth. A leader of the HEIDELBERG SCHOOL and pioneer of plein-air Impressionism in Australia, he has been described as 'the father of Australian landscape painting'. Having moved to Melbourne in 1869, he studied at the East Collingwood and Carlton Schools of Design and the National Gallery of Victoria's School of Art (1874-81) while working as a photographic assistant. He led sketching expeditions with Frederick McCubbin and initiated student requests for reforms at the school. Returning to England, he enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools, London, on 6 December 1881, officially recommended by Edwin Long. In the summer of 1883 he toured Spain with the painter John Peter Russell. He learnt something of French Impressionism from Spanish art students Ramon Casas and Loreano Barrau (b 1864), and then followed the latter's advice to visit the Academie Julian in Paris. He returned to Melbourne in 1885 and the following year established the first summer camp at Box Hill with McCubbin and Louis Abrahams (1852-1903), portrayed in his painting the Artists' Camp (c. 1886; Melbourne, N.G. Victoria). According to the painter Arthur Streeton, it was Roberts's 'quick perception and expression of the principles of Impressionism in the year 1886,



Tom roberts From the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   78238
From the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Painting oil on wood 18.3 x 33.0cm board; 30.6 x 45.3 x 2.8cm frame Bequest of Olive Blashki 1985 cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom roberts Wood splitters, oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   79253
Wood splitters,
Wood splitters, painting, oil on canvas, 61.4 x 92.3 cm, by Tom Roberts Date 1886(1886) cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom roberts The Quarry, Maria Island oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   79410
The Quarry, Maria Island
The Quarry, Maria Island, painting, oil on canvas, 61.0 x 50.5 cm, by Tom Roberts Date 1926(1926) cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom roberts Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall and York oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   79414
Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall and York
Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall and York (Later King George V), May 9, 1901 (also known as The Big Picture), painting, oil on canvas, by Tom Roberts Date 1901(1901) cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom roberts An Australian Native oil painting artist
  Painting ID::   79837
An Australian Native
1888 cjr


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Tom roberts
British-born Australian Painter, 1856-1931 Australian painter of English birth. A leader of the HEIDELBERG SCHOOL and pioneer of plein-air Impressionism in Australia, he has been described as 'the father of Australian landscape painting'. Having moved to Melbourne in 1869, he studied at the East Collingwood and Carlton Schools of Design and the National Gallery of Victoria's School of Art (1874-81) while working as a photographic assistant. He led sketching expeditions with Frederick McCubbin and initiated student requests for reforms at the school. Returning to England, he enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools, London, on 6 December 1881, officially recommended by Edwin Long. In the summer of 1883 he toured Spain with the painter John Peter Russell. He learnt something of French Impressionism from Spanish art students Ramon Casas and Loreano Barrau (b 1864), and then followed the latter's advice to visit the Academie Julian in Paris. He returned to Melbourne in 1885 and the following year established the first summer camp at Box Hill with McCubbin and Louis Abrahams (1852-1903), portrayed in his painting the Artists' Camp (c. 1886; Melbourne, N.G. Victoria). According to the painter Arthur Streeton, it was Roberts's 'quick perception and expression of the principles of Impressionism in the year 1886, . Related Artists to Tom roberts: | theodor alt | Bartolomeo Montagna | KEYSER, Thomas de | Giovanni Agostino da Lodi | Albert Goodwin,RWS |

  

  

  

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