Tom Roberts
(England, Australia 08 Mar 1856–14 Sep 1931)
Portrait of Mr. T.P. Purves
- Other titles:
- Self-Portrait [H.Y. Norton & Huband-Smith]
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Employed as an official in an insurance company, T.P. Purves was married to Roberts' sister Alice. Typical of a number of the artist's portraits, it conforms to the then preferred academic formula of a brightly lit head on a dark ground with which the subject’s clothes merge. However Roberts' immense skill and individuality as a portraitist succeeds in lifting the quality of his rendition beyond the mere requirement of a satisfactory likeness.
- Year
- 1900
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0cm stretcher; 69.7 x 59.6 x 5.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.l. corner, red oil "Tom Roberts". Dated l.r. corner, red oil "1900".
- Credit
- Watson Bequest Fund 1961
- Accession number
- OA9.1961
