A break away!
A break away! | |
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Artist | Tom Roberts |
Year | 1891 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 137.3 cm × 167.8 cm (54.1 in × 66.1 in) |
Location | Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
A break away! is an 1891 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts.
Description
The painting depicts a mob of thirsty sheep stampeding towards a dam. A drover on horseback is attempting to turn the mob before they drown or crush each other in their desire to drink.[1] The painting, an "icon of Australian art", is part of a series of works by Roberts that "captures what was an emerging spirit of national identity."[1]
Roberts painted the work at
Exhibition history and provenance
The painting formed part of the 1898 Exhibition of Australian Art in London, the first major exhibition of Australian art internationally.
A break away! is now part of the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia having been purchased in 1899.[4] It was included in Quintessence Editions Ltd.'s 2007 book 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "'A break away!' by Tom Roberts". The Le@rning Federation. Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Smith, Abigail. "Roberts' The Breakaway". Tom Roberts' Australia. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ McCulloch, Alan (1969). The Golden Age of Australian Painting: Impressionism and the Heidelberg School. Lansdowne, p. 58.
- ^ "A break away!". Collections. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ISBN 0-7893-1524-6.
External links
- A break away! – Art Gallery of South Australia