Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts
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(1856–1931) Australian artist (1856-1931)

Tom Roberts (Australia, 1856–1931) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Tom Roberts belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Tom Roberts was born in Dorchester and died in Kallista. Tom Roberts trained at National Gallery of Victoria Art School and The Thomas Hardye School. Tom Roberts worked in Melbourne. Wikidata associates Tom Roberts with Heidelberg School.

The best-known works include ‘A break away!’, ‘Bailed Up’, ‘Bourke Street’, and ‘The Big Picture’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 30 works by Tom Roberts with free images. The dated works span the years 1883–1989. Works by Tom Roberts are held by several collections, among them Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, and National Gallery of Australia.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jane Sutherland, Frederick McCubbin, Charles Maurin, Hermann Vogel, and Friedrich Kallmorgen.