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| Keywords: Tom Roberts - A Break Away 1891.jpg Tom Roberts - A break away - Google Art Project jpg A break away 1891 oil on canvas 137 3 x 167 8 cm This is an oil painting on canvas 137 3 cm x 167 8 cm It depicts a scene in the late 19th century set in the Riverina district during a drought A mob of sheep is being moved by drovers through a parched landscape in search of water and green pastures Smelling water the thirsty sheep stampede downhill towards a dam as one drover tries desperately to turn them around and save them from being crushed and drowned A second drover on the left-hand side almost hidden by the dust and two dogs “ one having just been knocked over by some sheep “ are unable to help The painting is in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia http //www artgallery sa gov au/agsa/home/Collection/detail jsp ecatKey 4350 1891 creator Tom Roberts Author died in 1931 - public domain External links http //www artgallery sa gov au/agsa/home/Collection/detail jsp ecatKey 4350 Paintings Tom Roberts A Break Away 1891 PD-Australia Droving Horses in art of Australia Paintings in Australia Tom Roberts Sheep in art | ||||
