Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
1909 - 1998
OSA RCA
Tom Roberts was the grandson of Samuel Roberts, who founded Roberts Gallery in Toronto in 1842. As a child, Roberts developed his passion for art while growing up around the gallery, and ultimately decided that he wanted to pursue a career as an artist. He studied at Toronto’s Central Technical School and at the Ontario College of art under well-known artists such as J.W. Beatty and Frederick Haines. By 1928 he was established as a free-lance artist in the fields of commercial and fine art.

His Canadian wilderness scenes were influenced by the French Impressionists, Beatty and the Group of Seven. His intense love of the land resulted in a prolific number of landscape paintings from coast to coast in a variety of subjects, such as maritime lighthouses, rural Quebec churches, the St. Lawrence River, Ontario farms, children playing hockey on frozen ponds, and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. Roberts also served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Engineers, assigned to architectural drafting, and portrayed military life in pencil and watercolour sketches. By the mid-1980s Roberts had held over 30 (often sold out) individual exhibitions in Toronto alone. Over the years he moved towards simpler designs and abstracted compositions, yet still retained his skill for creating gentle and calming scenes.

Roberts was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and an Associate Member of the Royal Canadian Academy, and he was a regular contributor to their exhibitions over the years, as well as the Canadian National Exhibition. Roberts’s work has been acquired by private collectors and public galleries across the country, including the London Public Library and Art Museum, the University of Western Ontario, London, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Ontario Art Collection, the New Galbraith Building, the University of Toronto, the Ford Motor Company, Imperial Oil, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the University of Guelph Art Collection and the Seagram Collection, among others.
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Birch and Yellow Maple by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $6,325
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Birch and Yellow Maple
16 x 20 in, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CDN
Sold for: $6,325 CDN (premium included)
November 2006 - 2nd Session on Saturday, November 25, 2006
Sparkling Water, Paugh Lake by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $6,250
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Sparkling Water, Paugh Lake
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,600 CDN
Sold for: $6,250 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian & International Art on Thursday, July 25, 2019
Manoir Richelieu in August by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $5,938
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Manoir Richelieu in August
16 x 22 in, 40.6 x 55.9 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,938 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Country School by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $5,463
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Country School
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CDN
Sold for: $5,463 CDN (premium included)
May 2002 on Saturday, May 25, 2002
Acton by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $5,175
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Acton
17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in, 44.4 x 59.7 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,175 CDN (premium included)
November 2006 - 2nd Session on Saturday, November 25, 2006
Rocky Island, Haliburton by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $5,175
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Rocky Island, Haliburton
20 x 24 in, 50.8 x 61 cm
circa 1944
oil on board
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,175 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2001 on Thursday, November 08, 2001
The Farm on the Stream by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $4,888
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
The Farm on the Stream
20 x 30 in, 50.8 x 76.2 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,888 CDN (premium included)
May 2006 - 3rd Session on Saturday, May 27, 2006
Cloud Shadows, Rivière à Claude by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $4,680
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Cloud Shadows, Rivière à Claude
16 x 26 in, 40.6 x 66 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200 CDN
Sold for: $4,680 CDN (premium included)
January 2012 - 2nd Session on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Corn Stooks, Caledon East by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $4,600
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
Corn Stooks, Caledon East
18 x 24 in, 45.7 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,600 CDN (premium included)
May 2007 - 2nd Session on Saturday, May 26, 2007
St. Octave View by Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts sold for $4,600
Tom (Thomas) Keith Roberts
St. Octave View
20 x 26 in, 50.8 x 66 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CDN
Sold for: $4,600 CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2002 on Thursday, November 14, 2002