Shearing Shed, Newstead
- Artist
- Tom Roberts
- Date
- 1894
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Landscape
"Shearing Shed, Newstead," also known as The Golden Fleece, is an 1894 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts that captures the vibrant landscape of a timber shearing shed at Newstead North, near Inverell. Demonstrating Roberts' mastery of Impressionism, the work vividly portrays sheep shearers at work, emphasizing movement and atmosphere through loose brushwork and natural light. The painting offers a compelling glimpse into rural Australian life and the historic shearing industry, contributing to Roberts' reputation as a key figure in Australian art.
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