Tom Roberts (1856-1931)
The School Track c1900
Estimate: $60000 - 80000
Description
Tom Roberts (1856-1931)
The School Track c1900
oil on panel
23.0 x 14.0 cm
bears inscription verso from the artist's son, Caleb Roberts: By Tom Roberts/ Between 1896-1901/ STEPS/ Balmain/ Sydney/ C.G.R.
Provenance:
The artist
Thence by descent, Caleb Roberts
Private collection, Melbourne
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited:
(possibly) The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, June 1928, cat.12
Reference:
Topliss, H., Tom Roberts, 1856-1931: A Catalogue Raisonné, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, vol.1, p.163, no.339 (as Untitled 'The School Track'); vol.2 (illus. pl.151)
Helen Topliss notes: 'This panel was found by Roberts's family in his studio after his death. It is inscribed on the reverse by his son, Caleb ... According to the family this represented a schoolgirl walking up the steps at Balmain, where Roberts lived in Sydney. The picture remained in Roberts's possession and was possibly exhibited in 1928 in Melbourne.'
Estimate: $60000 - 80000