

About the Artist
Thomas William "Tom" Roberts was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism.
After attending art schools in Melbourne, he travelled to Europe in 1881 to further his training, and returned home in 1885, "primed with whatever was the latest in art". He did much to promote en plein air painting and encouraged other artists to capture the national life of Australia. While he is best known for his "national narratives"—among them Shearing the Rams (1890), A break away! (1891) and Bailed Up (1895)—he also achieved renown as a portraitist, and in 1903 completed The Big Picture, the most famous visual representation of the first Australian Parliament.
More Artwork by Tom Roberts (View all 19 Artworks)

Smike Streeton age 24
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

An autumn morning, Milson’s Point, Sydney
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Evening train to Hawthorn
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

In a corner on the Macintyre
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Bailed up
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Hutt Valley
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

The camp, Sirius Cove
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Adagio (C.1893)
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)
More Artwork by Tom Roberts (View all 19 Artworks)

Smike Streeton age 24
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

An autumn morning, Milson’s Point, Sydney
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Evening train to Hawthorn
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

In a corner on the Macintyre
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Bailed up
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)

Hutt Valley
Tom Roberts (Australian, 1856 – 1931)