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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,
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A break away
A break away! (1891, oil on canvas, 137.3 x 167.8 cm). This is an oil painting on canvas (137.3 cm x 167.8 cm).
Painting ID:: 71774
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A break away! (1891, oil on canvas, 137.3 x 167.8 cm). This is an oil painting on canvas (137.3 cm x 167.8 cm).
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Self-portrait
Self-portrait (1924, oil on canvas, 61.2 x 51.0 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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Painting ID:: 75356
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Self-portrait
Self-portrait (1924, oil on canvas, 61.2 x 51.0 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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The Artist Camp
The Artists' Camp (1886, oil on canvas, 46.0 x 60.9 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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Painting ID:: 75359
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The Artists' Camp (1886, oil on canvas, 46.0 x 60.9 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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In a corner on the Macintyre
In a corner on the Macintyre [Thunderbolt in an encounter with police at Paradise Creek] (1894, oil on canvas, 71.1 x 86.4 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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Painting ID:: 75395
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In_a_corner_on_the_Macintyre
In a corner on the Macintyre [Thunderbolt in an encounter with police at Paradise Creek] (1894, oil on canvas, 71.1 x 86.4 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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Mentone
Mentone (1889, oil on wood panel, 11.0 x 18.8 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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Painting ID:: 75457
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Mentone
Mentone (1889, oil on wood panel, 11.0 x 18.8 cm) by Tom Roberts (1856-1931).
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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,
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