Tom Roberts
(England, Australia 08 Mar 1856–14 Sep 1931)
Adagio
- Other titles:
- Girl with Violin, Violinist
- Location
- 19th c Australian art
- Further information
'Adagio' reflects Roberts' great love of music during the 1890s, when he attended regular musical soireés and counted musicians amongst his friends and portrait subjects. Representing a brief divergence from his generally realist approach, it shows the influence of the European Symbolists who were inspired by the idea of a relationship between musical and pictorial expression. Like them, Roberts aimed to encourage contemplation: evoking ideas and feelings which could not be expressed through a more literal transcription of reality.
- Place of origin
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Australia
- Year
- (circa 1893)
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 50.6cm board; 46.7 x 72.4 x 4.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1947
- Accession number
- 8010
