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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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 71 | 58 | 82% | $85.3kSign up | $41.7kSign up | $914kSign up |
| Oil | 71 | 58 | 82% | $85.3kSign up | $41.7kSign up | $914kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 6 | 75% | $16.1kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $26.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 4 | 80% | $14.2kSign up | $11.6kSign up | $26.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 2 | 67% | $19.7kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $26kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $25.2kSign up | $25.2kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $25.2kSign up | $25.2kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $17.8kSign up | $17.8kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | $30.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $119kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $35.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $131kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $92.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | $35.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $27.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $34.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | $26kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $63.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $26.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 | $78.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | $71.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $34.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $21.8kSign up |