Early Canadian Artist Tomhu Huron Roberts Sketches from Toronto, Ont, 1880\'s
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Early Canadian Artist Tomhu Huron Roberts Sketches from Toronto, Ont, 1880\'s:
$640.16
Tomtu H. Roberts was one of the early pioneer artists in Canada who painted the \'natural beauty\' and sketched the many characters that made up our early history. Born in Collingwood Ontario in the 1850\'s and educated in fine art in Toronto in 1870\'s and then crossing Canada in the early 1880\'s and arriving in Vancouver in 1884 sketched many of these moments he witnessed in his travels. This sketch bookof 44 pages is from the very late 1870\'s to 1881 while still in Toronto and would probably have been a practice book although he was teaching then as he did in Vancouver. Please note firstphoto, where he lists a Mr Eaton who he taught at 1 dollar a lesson for a total of 10 dollars, not bad in the early 1880\'s. This is a prize for an art historian who wishes to add to theircollection. I will be adding further pieces of the Roberts collection to over next few couple months.
Tomtu Roberts seem to have been the first artist to live in Vancouver and make a living as an artist. The Roberts family came to the city in 1885 One of his first sketches (obviously named after the event) would of been \"Vancouver before the Fire.\" His work marks the end of the topographical era, using colours in an emotion- provoking way which would have been quite novel in British Columbia at the time\" - \"Artists Overland\" - Burnaby Art Gallery
\"Roberts was a good portrait painter and, since he was popular in this field in the day, it is quite likely that his paintings of people will have historical as well as artistic value.\" - Canadian artist\'s life mysterious- \"Canadian Antiquer\" (newspaper) April 1983
Harper claims that H Tomtu Roberts (1858-1938) arrived in Vancouver about 1886 and \"dared to advertise himself as an artist\". It is evidence to suggest that at least some individuals in the new city were interested in the arts.\" \"From Fine Arts in Vancouver\"(thesis) 1886-1930 Thom William W 709-711T45F
\"They are little gems, Even more exciting were the numerous portrait studies and figure sketches. This artist had a most penetrating eye and seemed to be able to catch not only the character and personality of his sitter or subject but also his stance whether it be charcoal or pencil or ink and pencil, he was a most accomplished draftsman. The various drawings around early days in Toronto were most impressive but I was far more fascinated with the works from the Prairies and West Coast. Possibly the most fascinating aspect, are his written notes on painting and color and his various observations in art. He must have been a most interesting teacher and it would be intriguing to explore who his pupils were and what influence he may have had on the West Coast.\" H.Patton, Fine Arts Consultant, Toronto
\"He had incredible optimism to dare advertise as an artist, one wonders where he could expect to find patrons. Small oil landscaped in the Vancouver City Museum picture tall Douglas firs still growing on Granville St. He loved landscaped with atmospheric effects: on grey days, for example, he could obtain greater illusions of depth by sharp foreground against vague distance.\" \"The New Dominion\" (book) 1867-1910”
Early Canadian Artist Tomhu Huron Roberts Sketches from Toronto, Ont, 1880\'s:
$640.16