Conrad Martens b. 1801

Also known as C. M.
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Well-travelled (South America, South Pacific and Australasia) English colonial watercolourist, oil painter, lithographer, sketcher and landscape artist who is one of the better known 19th century artists of Sydney. Martens kept good records and was able to make a living out of his work. However, he did work as a librarian and sometimes paid off wine bills with drawings.
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Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Museo Historico Municipale, Montevideo, URUGUAY (collected in)
  • University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Naval Archives, Taunton, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Museo Historico Municipale, Montevideo, URUGUAY (collected in)
  • University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Naval Archives, Taunton, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)