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Tom Roberts
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 AUD
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Description
- Tom Roberts
- THE EYRIE
- Signed Tom Roberts (lower left)
- Oil on panel
- 15.5 by 25.2cm
- Painted circa 1913
Provenance
Anthony Hordern & Sons (gallery label on reverse)
(possibly) James R. Lawson's, Sydney
Albert J. Sherman
Private collection, Canberra
Crawford Fine Art, Melbourne
Purchased from the above in 1984
(possibly) James R. Lawson's, Sydney
Albert J. Sherman
Private collection, Canberra
Crawford Fine Art, Melbourne
Purchased from the above in 1984
Exhibited
Exhibition of paintings by Tom Roberts, Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne, 30 March-15 April 1920, cat. 31 (10 g.)
(possibly) Tom Roberts, Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, August 1920
(possibly) Tom Roberts, Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, August 1920
Literature
Helen Topliss, Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné (2 vols.), Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1985, vol. 1, p. 185, vol. 2, plate 191 (illus.), cat. 438 (as Untitled. Study of a villa)
Condition
Work appears in good original condition. Work is framed in deep antique style plaster gilt frame. UV inspections reveals no evidence of retouching.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In her catalogue raisonné, Helen Topliss notes that the handling, tone and signature of this work are consistent with works painted in Italy in the summer of 1913, when Roberts was staying at Villa Adele, a health resort at Madesimo Sullo Spluga. A number of these Italian mountain pictures were included in the artist's Australian exhibitions of 1920. The present work is here identified as The eyrie on the basis of the dimensions given in the Athenaeum catalogue (9 1/2 by 6 1/2inches).