Tom ROBERTS

By the Treasury
(1889)

Medium

oil on wood panel

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

Medium

oil on wood panel

Measurements

23.6 × 14.2 cm

Place/s of Execution

Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription

inscribed (vertically) in pen and ink on reverse Tom Roberts (om Robe underlined) / 9 x 5 Impression Exhibition

Accession Number

2002.304

Department

Australian Painting

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation by The Hugh D. T. Williamson Foundation, Founder Benefactor, 2002
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Gallery location

Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia

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”

Colourmen

Colourman: LA FAVORITA MANILA (Cigar manufacturer)
Location of stamp: Centre reverse of panel
Transcript: LA FAVORITA/Fabrica de Tabacos/MANILA./...ANLOAGUE 15Y17
Medium: Ink stamp impressed into panel

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Tom ROBERTS

By the Treasury
(1889)