Smike Streeton age 24 1891

This oil painting, *Smike Streeton age 24*, is a portrait of the Australian artist, Arthur Streeton, by fellow artist Tom Roberts. Painted in 1891, the artwork captures Streeton in profile, with his youthful features and a hint of his signature beard. Roberts was a leading figure in the Heidelberg School art movement, which celebrated Australian landscape painting. The portrait’s loose brushstrokes and expressive style are characteristic of Roberts’ work. Streeton’s gaze and confident posture convey a sense of artistic promise, which the young artist would fulfill in his illustrious career.