Lot 148
Summer
oil on canvas laid on board
unsigned
signed note from Robert H. Croll attached verso: I certify that this unsigned painting was found in Tom Roberts'/ studio at Kallista after his death, and I unhesitatingly attribute/ it to his brush/ Rt. H. Croll/ Author, "The Life of Tom Roberts"
26 x 27cm
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Private collection, Sydney
Thence by descent
Private collection, Sydney
Menzies, Melbourne, 20 June 2012, lot 82
Private collection, Melbourne
Robert Henderson Croll was the author of Tom Roberts Father of Australian Landscape Painting published by Robertson & Mullens Ltd. Melbourne, in 1935. He also acted as the executor of The Estate of Tom Roberts.
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8136
6:30pm - 6 September 2016
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
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1-2 September 10am-4pm
3-4 September 10am-5pm
5 September 10am-4pm
CONTACT
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