The Sunny South (painting)

The Sunny South
Artist Tom Roberts
Year 1887
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 30.8 cm × 61.4 cm (12.1 in × 24.2 in)
Location National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

The Sunny South is a 1887 painting by the Australian artist Tom Roberts.[1] The painting depicts a group of boys swimming naked at Ricketts Point at Beaumaris, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne.[2]

The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1940 with funds from the Felton Bequest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Sunny South". Collection. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Sunny South". Coastal Arts Trail. Bayside City Council. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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