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By the Treasury
(1889)
Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
23.6 × 14.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation by The Hugh D. T. Williamson Foundation, Founder Benefactor, 2002
Gallery location
Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in pen and ink on reverse u.l.: Tom Roberts (om Robe underlined) / 9 x 5 Impression Exhibition
Accession Number
2002.304
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) cities Melbourne (inhabited place) pedestrians public buildings (governmental buildings) street scenes treasuries (buildings) Victoria (state)
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School
Frame
Reproduction, 2002
Frame
Tom Roberts By the Treasury was re-framed at the time of acquisition in 2002 with a frame made from Californian redwood.
The reproduction of 9x5 frames started in 1984 in preparation for the Golden Summers exhibition (1985/6).
Two original frames had been retrieved from storage and put back with their paintings. Streeton Windy and wet (1889) ) (formerly Impression for ‘Golden Summer’ or Impression roadway) and Roberts Mentone (1888) (formerly Impression 1888).
Initially the reproduction frames were made from red cedar and kauri planks. Research eventually determined the original timber was California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) – a timber used for Melbourne frames and furniture from the late nineteenth century.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - crafted by the NGV
Date
2002
Materials
Californian redwood, bronze paint.
Dimensions
H 20” x W 13 5/8” x D 1”