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Landscape painter, b. 1909 - d. 1998

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  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), UNTITLED (BIRCH TREES BY LAKE)
    Jul. 09, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), UNTITLED (BIRCH TREES BY LAKE)

    Est: $600 - $800

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) UNTITLED (BIRCH TREES BY LAKE) OIL ON HEAVY CARD; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 11 x 13.9 in — 27.9 x 35.3 cm Estimate: $600—800 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, OSA, RCA (1909-1998), ST. FIDELE
    Jun. 25, 2026

    Thomas Keith Roberts, OSA, RCA (1909-1998), ST. FIDELE

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts, OSA, RCA (1909-1998), Canadian ST. FIDELE oil on hardboard signed lower left; signed and titled verso; titled to gallery label verso 10 x 12 in — 25.4 x 30.5 cm Estimate: $800—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ROCKWOOD IN MARCH
    Jun. 04, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ROCKWOOD IN MARCH

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) ROCKWOOD IN MARCH OIL ON HARDBOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO 18 x 26 in — 45.7 x 66 cm Estimate: $1,500—2,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), BARN WITH RED DOOR
    May. 07, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), BARN WITH RED DOOR

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) BARN WITH RED DOOR OIL ON HARDBOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO 12 x 16 in — 30.5 x 40.6 cm Estimate: $800—1,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Low Tide, Port on Saumon, oil on board, 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm.)
    Apr. 15, 2026

    Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Low Tide, Port on Saumon, oil on board, 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm.)

    Est: $400 - $600

    Thomas Keith Roberts Canadian, (1909-1998) Low Tide, Port on Saumon oil on board signed

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), TWILIGHT, BAIE FINE
    Apr. 02, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), TWILIGHT, BAIE FINE

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) TWILIGHT, BAIE FINE OIL ON PANEL; SIGNED AND DATED 1939 LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED SEPTEMBER 1939 VERSO 7.5 x 8.8 in — 19.1 x 22.4 cm Estimate: $800—1,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, Canada (1909 - 1998), Cloud Shadows, St. Hilair, oil on composition board, 45 x 60 cm (frame: 64 x 79 x 5 cm)
    Feb. 11, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, Canada (1909 - 1998), Cloud Shadows, St. Hilair, oil on composition board, 45 x 60 cm (frame: 64 x 79 x 5 cm)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS Canada, (1909 - 1998) Cloud Shadows, St. Hilair oil on composition board signed lower right.

    Lawsons
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY #10, BRITANNIA, ONTARIO
    Feb. 05, 2026

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY #10, BRITANNIA, ONTARIO

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS, OSA, RCA (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY #10, BRITANNIA, ONTARIO OIL ON HARDBOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED AND DATED MARCH 1972 TO ARTIST LABEL VERSO 14 x 24 in — 35.6 x 61 cm Estimate: $1,500—2,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), LATE WINTER - ST. JOSEPH
    Aug. 21, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), LATE WINTER - ST. JOSEPH

    Est: $2,400 - $2,800

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) LATE WINTER - ST. JOSEPH OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO TYPED LABEL VERSO 24 x 30 in — 61 x 76.2 cm Estimate: $2,400—2,800 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Tom Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Harrison Lake Harbour, oil on board, 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm.)
    Aug. 06, 2025

    Tom Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Harrison Lake Harbour, oil on board, 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm.)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Tom Roberts Canadian, (1909-1998) Harrison Lake Harbour oil on board signed

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), AUTUMN SUNSHINE
    Jul. 10, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), AUTUMN SUNSHINE

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) AUTUMN SUNSHINE OIL ON BOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED VERSO; ALSO TITLED "BIRCHES BY THE POOL" TO GALLERY LABEL 16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm Estimate: $1,000—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), CALEDON ROAD - OCTOBER
    Jul. 10, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), CALEDON ROAD - OCTOBER

    Est: $600 - $800

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) CALEDON ROAD - OCTOBER OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED IN PENCIL VERSO 12 x 18 in — 30.5 x 45.7 cm Estimate: $600—800 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) Bermuda Lane
    May. 24, 2025

    Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) Bermuda Lane

    Est: $500 - $700

    Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) Bermuda Lane

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)
    Apr. 02, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Brimstone Road at Caledon Oil on board Signed bottom left H. 16" x W. 22"

    A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)
    Apr. 02, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Presqu'ile, Cape Breton Oil on board Signed bottom left H. 14" x W. 20" Provenance: The Fine Art Galleries (Toronto)

    A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)
    Apr. 01, 2025

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1909-1998)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Road to St. Urbain Oil on masonite Signed bottom leftH. 16" x W. 24"

    A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ST. MARTHA DE GASPÉ
    Dec. 05, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ST. MARTHA DE GASPÉ

    Est: $1,200 - $1,500

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) ST. MARTHA DE GASPÉ OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO ARTIST AND GALLERY LABEL VERSO Estimate: $1,200—1,500 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), OLD MILL - DELTA, ONTARIO (BUILT IN 1880)
    Nov. 07, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), OLD MILL - DELTA, ONTARIO (BUILT IN 1880)

    Est: $1,200 - $1,500

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) OLD MILL - DELTA, ONTARIO (BUILT IN 1880) OIL ON BOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO Estimate: $1,200—1,500 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadees, 1908–1998)
    Oct. 08, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadees, 1908–1998)

    Est: €300 - €500

    Poplar Grove, Halfway Lake', Canada, gesigneerd 'Tom Roberts' (linksonder), olieverf op board, 49x64 cm (met lijst: 46,5x80 cm),

    Venduehuis der Notarissen
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), OLD MAPLE TREES - CLARKSON
    Oct. 03, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), OLD MAPLE TREES - CLARKSON

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) OLD MAPLE TREES - CLARKSON OIL ON BOARD; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND TITLED IN INK VERSO Estimate: $1,500—2,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), SCHOOL HOUSE AT CREDIT FORKS
    Jul. 11, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), SCHOOL HOUSE AT CREDIT FORKS

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) SCHOOL HOUSE AT CREDIT FORKS OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO ARTIST LABEL VERSO Estimate: $1,000—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), FARM IN THE KELSO HILLS
    Jul. 11, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), FARM IN THE KELSO HILLS

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) FARM IN THE KELSO HILLS OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO AND TO GALLERY LABEL Estimate: $1,000—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), MILL IN THE MOONLIGHT
    Jul. 11, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), MILL IN THE MOONLIGHT

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) MILL IN THE MOONLIGHT OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO Estimate: $1,000—1,200 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Tom Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) - Lighthouse at Hamilton Bay
    Jun. 26, 2024

    Tom Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) - Lighthouse at Hamilton Bay

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Tom Roberts (Canadian, 1909-1998) - Lighthouse at Hamilton Bay

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ST. PHILLIPE
    Jun. 06, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), ST. PHILLIPE

    Est: $850 - $1,000

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) ST. PHILLIPE OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED AND TITLED VERSO Estimate: $850—1,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), DECEMBER - INGLEWOOD HILLS
    Jun. 06, 2024

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998), DECEMBER - INGLEWOOD HILLS

    Est: $750 - $900

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS (CANADIAN, 1908-1998) DECEMBER - INGLEWOOD HILLS OIL ON CANVAS BOARD; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO ARTIST LABEL VERSO Estimate: $750—900 CAD

    Waddington's
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada
    May. 30, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,500

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Oil on Canvas Board, signed lower right "Tom Roberts", measures (15 x 20) and (18 x 23) inches w/ frame. A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada
    Mar. 26, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,500

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Oil on Canvas Board signed lower right, measures (15 x 20) and (18 x 23) inches w/ frame. A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada
    Feb. 17, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Watercolor on illustration board , Signed , measures 14" x 21" , w/frame 22" x 29.5" A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life. For over three decades, Roberts' works were regularly included in exhibitions with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, the Ontario Society of Artists*, and the Art Association of Montreal*. He was listed in the Canadian Who's Who books from 1967 until his death in 1998 and his works are in several Canadian museums. His mediums were oils, watercolors, tempera*, acrylics, pencil, charcoal, serigraph* and linocut*. His best known subjects were landscapes, still life, genre*, harbors, forests, urban scenes and rural scenes; and during World War II - army life. Most of the painting locations are in Ontario, Quebec and Canada's eastern Maritime Provinces.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada
    Feb. 17, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Oil on Canvas Board signed lower right, measures (15 x 20) and (18 x 23) inches w/ frame. A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada
    Jan. 11, 2024

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,500

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909 - 1998) Oil on Canvas Board signed lower right, measures (15 x 20) and (18 x 23) inches w/ frame. A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Tom Roberts R.C.A. The Kaminiskeg Road in October
    Dec. 16, 2023

    Tom Roberts R.C.A. The Kaminiskeg Road in October

    Est: $100 - $15,000

    Tom Roberts R.C.A. (1909-1998), Oil on Masonite, The Kaminiskeg Road in October. Masonite measures 16 inches H X 24 W. Titled on verso, signed lower left. Framed, 24 x 32 inches.

    Kavanagh Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), Untitled - Homestead, watercolour, 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm.)
    Oct. 25, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), Untitled - Homestead, watercolour, 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm.)

    Est: $400 - $600

    Thomas Keith Roberts Canadian, (1908-1998) Untitled - Homestead watercolour signed

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), Mountsberg Farm, oil on board, 12 x 17 3/4 in. (30.5 x 45.1 cm.)
    Oct. 25, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), Mountsberg Farm, oil on board, 12 x 17 3/4 in. (30.5 x 45.1 cm.)

    Est: $500 - $700

    Thomas Keith Roberts Canadian, (1908-1998) Mountsberg Farm oil on board signed

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Tom Roberts RCA Oil on Masonite Autumn Landscape
    Oct. 21, 2023

    Tom Roberts RCA Oil on Masonite Autumn Landscape

    Est: $100 - $15,000

    Tom Roberts, RCA, (1909-1998), Oil on Masonite, Autumn Landscape. 15.5 inches H x 19.5 W within matting, framed 25 x 29.5 inches. Signed lower right corner.

    Kavanagh Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Watercolor on illustration board , Signed , measures 14" x 21" , w/frame 22" x 29.5" A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life. For over three decades, Roberts' works were regularly included in exhibitions with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, the Ontario Society of Artists*, and the Art Association of Montreal*. He was listed in the Canadian Who's Who books from 1967 until his death in 1998 and his works are in several Canadian museums. His mediums were oils, watercolors, tempera*, acrylics, pencil, charcoal, serigraph* and linocut*. His best known subjects were landscapes, still life, genre*, harbors, forests, urban scenes and rural scenes; and during World War II - army life. Most of the painting locations are in Ontario, Quebec and Canada's eastern Maritime Provinces.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts ( Canadian 1909 - 1998 ) - Farm in Winter Landscape
    Jul. 15, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts ( Canadian 1909 - 1998 ) - Farm in Winter Landscape

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS RCA, OSA ( Canadian 1909 - 1998 ) Farm in Winter Landscape

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada
    Jul. 01, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Watercolor on illustration board , Signed , measures 14" x 21" , w/frame 22" x 29.5" A popular Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and educator, Thomas Keith Roberts (aka: Tom Roberts) was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Mississauga, Ontario (suburb of Toronto). He lived in or near the 'Greater Toronto Area' his whole life. For over three decades, Roberts' works were regularly included in exhibitions with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, the Ontario Society of Artists*, and the Art Association of Montreal*. He was listed in the Canadian Who's Who books from 1967 until his death in 1998 and his works are in several Canadian museums. His mediums were oils, watercolors, tempera*, acrylics, pencil, charcoal, serigraph* and linocut*. His best known subjects were landscapes, still life, genre*, harbors, forests, urban scenes and rural scenes; and during World War II - army life. Most of the painting locations are in Ontario, Quebec and Canada's eastern Maritime Provinces.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts - Play Time at the Lake
    Apr. 29, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts - Play Time at the Lake

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Play Time at the Lake

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • Thomas Keith Roberts - Farm in Winter Landscape
    Apr. 29, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts - Farm in Winter Landscape

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    Farm in Winter Landscape

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Farm on Milton Creek, oil on board, 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
    Apr. 19, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1909-1998), Farm on Milton Creek, oil on board, 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)

    Est: $600 - $800

    Thomas Keith Roberts Canadian, (1909-1998) Farm on Milton Creek oil on board signed

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada
    Mar. 11, 2023

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Canada

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Keith Roberts (1909-1998) Watercolor on illustration board , Signed , measures 14" x 21" , w/frame 22" x 29.5"

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • TOM ROBERTS, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL, 1909
    Jul. 27, 2022

    TOM ROBERTS, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL, 1909

    Est: $100,000 - $150,000

    TOM ROBERTS (1856 - 1931) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL, 1909 oil on canvas 50.5 x 38.0 cm signed and dated lower left: Tom Roberts. / 9. PROVENANCE Private collection Christie’s, London, 10 June 1986, lot 214A (as ‘Portrait of a Girl’) John Schaeffer, Sydney Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 10 August 1998, lot 79 Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, acquired from the above  The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 29 August 1998 EXHIBITED Figurative Works from the Cbus Collection, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria 4 August – 2 December 2012 Colour and Movement, Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria, 19 February – 9 June 2016 on long term loan to Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria  LITERATURE Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, pp. 18, 34 (illus.), 231 Cotter, J., Tom Roberts & The Art of Portraiture, Thames and Hudson, Melbourne, 2015, fig. 6.35, pp. 313, 315 (illus.) ESSAY Tom Roberts was a skilled painter of people, able to capture the mood and character of his subjects, in addition to accurately describing their physical likeness. Portraiture makes up more than a third of his painted oeuvre, and while his motivation was sometimes practical – as he once explained to a friend, ‘Portraits pay, …my boy’1 – he was also attuned to its potential historical significance. A leading portrait painter of the late nineteenth century, Roberts’ sitters included prominent public and political figures, the most well-known being Sir Henry Parkes, whose 1892 portrait was hung at the Royal Academy, London the following year, and is now in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Roberts also painted friends and family – note, for example, his various portraits of his wife, Lillie, or Arthur Streeton – his familiarity with these subjects imbuing their portraits with palpable personality and a strong sense of intimacy. Some of Roberts’ most striking portraits depict female subjects and, as Helen Topliss has noted, portraits such as Madame Pfund, c.1887 (National Gallery of Victoria) and Eileen, 1892 (Art Gallery of New South Wales), reveal his love of female personalities and companionship, as well as his aesthetic response to the decorative elements of women’s dress.2 This translated to female children too, with memorable portraits including Blue Eyes and Brown, 1887 and Lily Sterling, c.1888 (both National Gallery of Victoria), the latter a charming depiction of a friend’s young daughter. Roberts had worked in a photographic studio as a young man and the experience he gained there posing sitters and putting them at ease no doubt helped in this context.3 In this 1909 portrait, the young subject looks pensively beyond the painting edge, the silhouette of her profile carefully delineated against a pale background and dominated by the mass of wavy auburn hair. Her youthful complexion is painted with great delicacy and a remarkable sense of realism, pale skin illuminated by soft touches of pink on her cheek and lips, and warm brown eyes. Roberts delights in depicting texture – skin, hair, the fabric of her dress – and the overall feeling of softness in this work recalls another portrait of young sitters, Elizabeth and Carmen Pinschof, 1900 (National Gallery of Victoria), which was drawn in pastel. A beautiful painting, this work typifies what A. G. Stevens described as Roberts’ very particular ‘instinct of accuracy which makes good likenesses, and an instinct of art that makes charming likenesses.’4  1. Roberts quoted in Taylor, G., Those Were the Days, Sydney, 1918, p. 100, cited in Topliss, H., Tom Roberts 1856-1931, A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. 1, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, p. 20 2. Topliss, H., ‘Portraiture and Nationalism’ in Radford, R., Tom Roberts, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1996, p. 154 3. Lane, T., Entry on Lily Stirling, c.1888 in Tom Roberts, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2015, p. 176  4. Stevens, A. G. cited in Gray, A., ‘Harmonic Arrangements: Tom Roberts’ Painting’, ibid., p. 43 KIRSTY GRANT

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • ROBERTS Thomas Keith (Canadian 1908-1998), 'A Farm in the Cheltenham Hills', Oil on Board, 19x24.5cm
    Jul. 03, 2022

    ROBERTS Thomas Keith (Canadian 1908-1998), 'A Farm in the Cheltenham Hills', Oil on Board, 19x24.5cm

    Est: $600 - $900

    ROBERTS, Thomas Keith (Canadian 1908-1998) 'A Farm in the Cheltenham Hills' Roberts Gallery, Toronto, label verso. Oil on Board 19x24.5cm

    Davidson Auctions
  • Thomas Keith Roberts - Autumn Birches
    May. 19, 2022

    Thomas Keith Roberts - Autumn Birches

    Est: $500 - $700

    Autumn Birches

    Westbridge Fine Art Auction House
  • Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), March Sunlight - Haliburton, oil on board, 16 x 25 in. (40.6 x 63.5 cm)
    Oct. 27, 2021

    Thomas Keith Roberts, Canadian (1908-1998), March Sunlight - Haliburton, oil on board, 16 x 25 in. (40.6 x 63.5 cm)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Thomas Keith Roberts Canadian (1908-1998) march sunlight - haliburton oil on board signed 16 x 25 in. (40.6 x 63.5 cm)

    Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
  • Tom Roberts (1909-1998) The Fishing Fleet at Perce Rock
    Oct. 18, 2021

    Tom Roberts (1909-1998) The Fishing Fleet at Perce Rock

    Est: CAD10 - CAD200

    Artist: Tom Roberts (1909-1998) Canadian Artist Title: The Fishing Fleet at Perce Rock Medium: Vintage Print Provenance: Private Collection, MB Region Fine Art, MB

    Region Fine Art
  • Tom Roberts - Village in Winter - Sampson Matthews
    Oct. 18, 2021

    Tom Roberts - Village in Winter - Sampson Matthews

    Est: CAD200 - CAD600

    Artist: Tom Roberts (1909-1998) Canadian Artist Title: Village in Winter Medium: Silkscreen/ Serigraph Produced by the Sampson Matthews Company Size: 30 inches x 40 inches Provenance: Gerald Sigvaldason Collection, MB Region Fine Art, MB

    Region Fine Art
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