Tom Roberts
Australian · 1856–1931 · Painter
Thomas William Roberts was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Miss Minna Simpson (1886)Smith & Singer · A$976,000≈ $914,473≈ £543,197≈ €667,352Sign up to see
She-Oak and Sunlight (1889)Smith & Singer · A$939,400≈ $640,220≈ £496,218≈ €578,913Sign up to see
Sherbrooke 1920Smith & Singer · A$527,727≈ $342,611≈ £253,392≈ €293,281Sign up to see
Tom Roberts’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 81 auction results for Tom Roberts between 2009 and 2026, of which 66 sold (81%). Recorded sale prices range from $7.4kSign up free to see to $914kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $914kSign up free to see for Miss Minna Simpson (1886) at Smith & Singer in May 2014. The most common medium is oil paintings (71 lots). Most results come from Menzies (42), Smith & Singer (28) and Leonard Joel (11).
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- Templestowe Landscape, c.1889-1890A$26,000≈ $17,906≈ £13,544≈ €15,716Sign up free to see
- Little Nell Simpson, 1888A$150,000≈ $103,307≈ £78,138≈ €90,667Sign up free to see
- Chrysanthemums 1887, 1887A$61,364≈ $44,531≈ £32,693≈ €37,835Sign up free to see
- A$36,818≈ $26,339≈ £19,555≈ €22,550Sign up free to see
- Cloud Study 1900, 1900A$49,091≈ $35,119≈ £26,074≈ €30,067Sign up free to see
- A$36,818≈ $26,339≈ £19,555≈ €22,550Sign up free to see
- A$110,455≈ $71,663≈ £54,613≈ €61,869Sign up free to see
- Portrait of Lady Coghlan, 1919A$240,000≈ $155,916≈ £115,425≈ €133,296Sign up free to see
- Violet Bancroft, 1914A$32,000≈ $20,789≈ £15,390≈ €17,773Sign up free to see
- Dandenongs Landscape, c.1924A$210,000≈ $136,427≈ £100,997≈ €116,634Sign up free to see
Tom Roberts paintings (71)Tom Roberts oil paintings (71)Tom Roberts works on paper (8)Tom Roberts gouaches (5)Tom Roberts pastels (3)
Tom Roberts: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Tom Roberts at auction?
$914,473Sign up free to see, for Miss Minna Simpson (1886) at Smith & Singer (May 2014) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Tom Roberts?
The median sale price is $34.4kSign up free to see across 66 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Tom Roberts have sold at auction?
66 of 81 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Tom Roberts?
Menzies, Smith & Singer and Leonard Joel account for the most recorded results. Menzies · Smith & Singer · Leonard Joel
About Tom Roberts
Thomas William Roberts was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainPractising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong), 1893
National Portrait Gallery · Public domainA break away!, 1891
Art Gallery of South Australia · Public domainBailed Up, 1895
Art Gallery of New South Wales · Public domain
