Tom
ROBERTS
England
1856
–
Kallista
1931 AD
Australia from 1869; England, Europe 1881- 85, 1903-23
35.5 (h) x 52.3 (w) cm
Signed and dated l.l. corner, red oil "Tom Roberts /21-". Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Purchased 1932
This lyrical, formalist landscape is quintessentially English. Roberts’handling of colour, the delicate range of greys and soft greens, with stippled touches of white, create a sense of quivering spring light. The image evokes a feeling of calm, a sense of repose, the peace of the landscape after the chaos of war.
