Coming South
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| Artist | Tom Roberts |
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| Year | 1886 |
| Type | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 63.5 cm × 52.2 cm (25.0 in × 20.6 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
Coming South is a 1886 painting by the Australian artist Tom Roberts. The painting depicts migrants coming to Australia from Europe aboard a steamship. Roberts based the painting on sketches he had made when returning to Australia aboard the SS Lusitania in 1885 after four years abroad in Europe.[1]
Historian Humphrey McQueen describes Coming South as one of Roberts' seven best-known paintings.[2] The National Gallery of Victoria describes it as "a definitive image of the migrant experience" and "Roberts's first exploration of one of the great themes of Australian life".[3]
The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1967.[3]
References
- ↑ "Migration and multiculturalism". Collection Stories. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Seeton, Alexander. "Review: Tom Roberts". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Coming South". Collection Online. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
External links
- Coming South – National Gallery of Victoria
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