Tom Roberts' great-granddaughter donates painting to National Gallery of Australia

By Sally Pryor
Updated February 5 2016 - 10:08am, first published January 25 2016 - 12:15am
The grandaughter of Australian painter Tom Roberts, Lisa Roberts, with the work she has donated to the National Gallery of Australia.  Photo: Rohan Thomson
The grandaughter of Australian painter Tom Roberts, Lisa Roberts, with the work she has donated to the National Gallery of Australia. Photo: Rohan Thomson

For years, it was hidden from view under layers of tissue paper – a tiny pastel sketch of an infant captured mid-sob.