Sea c1920s

Tom Roberts (1856-1931)

Sea c1920s

oil on plywood
12.5 x 20.5 cm

signed with initials lower left: TR

bears date lower left: 89

Provenance:

Lawsons, Sydney, c1948

Grosvenor Gallery, Sydney, 1950

Mr Ralph Smith, Sydney

Thence by descent, private collection, Sydney

Private collection, Melbourne

Estate of the above

Exhibited:

(possibly) An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Tom Roberts, The Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 17 - 29 September 1924, cat.24 (as Blue Pacific, 12 gns)

Reference:

(possibly) 'Mr. Tom Roberts's Paintings,' The Australasian, Melbourne, 20 September 1924, p.46 (as Blue Pacific)

Topliss, H., Tom Roberts: A Catalogue Raisonné, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, vol.1, p.214, cat.628 (illus. vol.2, pl.234)

Estimate: $20000 - 30000

Result Hammer: $20000