The Convent at Rose Bay 1898

Tom Roberts (1856-1931)

The Convent at Rose Bay 1898

oil on panel
8.0 x 20.5 cm

signed with initials lower right: TR

signed and dated indistinctly lower left: May 2 98 Tom Roberts

Provenance:

Purchased by Mr Oswald, Sydney, 1890s

Thence by descent to his grandson, James Oswald

Malvern Fine Art Gallery,  Melbourne, 1981

Private collection, Hobart

Reference:

Topliss, H., Tom Roberts 1856-1931: Catalogue Raisonné, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, vol.1, p.152, cat.281 (ilus. vol.2, pl.126)

Eagle, M., The Oil Paintings of Arthur Streeton in the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1994, p. 92

Estimate: $20000 - 30000

Result Hammer: $28000