Charles Conder b. 24 October 1868

Also known as Charles Edward Conder
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Painter Charles Conder is best known in Australia for his association with the Heidelberg School and his involvement with the famous 9 x 5 Impressions Exhibition of 1889. A bohemian, England-born Conder worked largely in Paris and London where he mixed with literary and artistic greats including the likes of Oscar Wilde, Audrey Beardsley and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Charles Conder Memorial Exhibition
Date
January 1913
Place
Leicester Galleries, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
9 x 5 Exhibition of Impressions
Date
17 August 1889 - August 1889
Place
Buxton's Galleries, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

The 9 × 5 Exhibition of Impressions was the only public group exhibition held by Hidelberg artists. The exhibition consisted of 182 works by Charles Conder, R.E. Falls, Frederick McCubbin, C.Douglas Richardson, Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton and were predominantly small paintings on cedar cigar-box lids many measuring 9 inches x 5 inches (22.9cm x 12.7cm). The cigar lids were obtained by Louis Abrahams from his father, an importer of cigars. Some of the works were framed in red-pine mouldings obtained by Tom Roberts.

Type
Exhibition

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Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Periods active
  • 1887 - c.1904
  • 1887 - 1904
Residences
  • 1904 - 9 February 1909 England, UK
  • 1893 - 1904 Europe
  • 1890 - 1893 Paris, France
  • 1888 - 1890 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1884 - 1888 Sydney, NSW
  • 1868 - 1884 England, UK
  • 1904 - 1908 England, UK
  • 1893 - 1904 Europe
  • 1890 - 1893 Paris, France
  • 1888 - 1890 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1884 - 1888 Sydney, NSW
  • 1868 - 1884 England, UK
References [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>]
Alternative names
  • Charles Edward Conder
Related people
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Daplyn, A. J. (associate of)
  • Blanche, Jacques-Emile (associate of)
  • Sickert, Walter (associate of)
  • Walls, Paper (associate of)
  • Orpen, William (associate of)
  • Rothenstein, William (associate of)
  • Anquetin, Louis (associate of)
  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (associate of)
  • Beardsley, Aubrey (associate of)
  • Dowson, Ernest (associate of)
  • Symons, Arthur (associate of)
  • Wilde, Oscar (associate of)
  • Ricketts, Charles (associate of)
  • Shannon, Charles (associate of)
  • Rutherston, Albert (associate of)
  • Davis, Edmund (associate of)
  • Bedford, Stella (spouse of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Daplyn, A. J. (associate of)
  • Blanche, Jacques-Emile (associate of)
  • Sickert, Walter (associate of)
  • Walls, Paper (associate of)
  • Orpen, William (associate of)
  • Rothenstein, William (associate of)
  • Anquetin, Louis (associate of)
  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (associate of)
  • Beardsley, Aubrey (associate of)
  • Dowson, Ernest (associate of)
  • Symons, Arthur (associate of)
  • Wilde, Oscar (associate of)
  • Ricketts, Charles (associate of)
  • Shannon, Charles (associate of)
  • Rutherston, Albert (associate of)
  • Davis, Edmund (associate of)
  • Bedford, Stella (spouse of)
Related works
  • Ricketts Point, Beaumaris (creator of)
  • Dandenongs from Heidelberg (creator of)
  • Impressionists' camp (creator of)
  • A dream of Handel's Largo (creator of)
  • How we lost poor Flossie (creator of)
  • Herrick's Blossoms (creator of)
  • Bronte Beach (creator of)
  • Coogee Bay (creator of)
  • Ricketts Point, Beaumaris (creator of)
  • Dandenongs from Heidelberg (creator of)
  • Impressionists' camp (creator of)
  • A dream of Handel's Largo (creator of)
  • How we lost poor Flossie (creator of)
  • Herrick's Blossoms (creator of)
  • Bronte Beach (creator of)
  • Coogee Bay (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Charles Conder Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 9 x 5 Exhibition of Impressions (exhibited at)
  • Charles Conder Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 9 x 5 Exhibition of Impressions (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Death
Burial place Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK