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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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
Sydney International Exhibition
Date
1879 - 1880
Place
Garden Palace, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New South Wales Academy of Art
Date
1875
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art unions
Date
c.1875 - c.1877
Place
New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Date
1870
Place
Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition
Date
1869
Place
Ballarat, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
London International Exhibition
Date
1862
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paris Universal Exhibition
Date
1855
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Fine Arts Society
Date
1853
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Works of Colonial Artists
Date
1848
Place
Adelaide, South Australia
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
c.1847 - c.1849
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Hobart Town Art Exhibition
Date
1845
Place
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Art teacher
  • Deputy parliamentary librarian
  • Art teacher
  • Deputy parliamentary librarian
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]
Related people
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Stuart, James (associate of)
  • Evans, George William (associate of)
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Prout, John Skinner (associate of)
  • Bloxsome, Oswald (associate of)
  • Blacket, Edmund Thomas (associate of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (parent of)
  • Elyard, Samuel (associate of)
  • Garling, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bourke, (associate of)
  • Evans, G. W. (associate of)
  • Stanley, Owen (associate of)
  • Campbell, Robert (associate of)
  • Broughton, W. G. (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Macleay, Alexander (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Mort, T. S. (associate of)
  • Fielding, Copley (associate of)
  • Martens, Christoph Heinrich (child of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (child of)
  • Martens, John William (sibling of)
  • Martens, Henry (sibling of)
  • Rugendas, Herr (associate of)
  • King, Phillip Parker (associate of)
  • Franklin, Lady (associate of)
  • King, (associate of)
  • Macarthur, (associate of)
  • Montefiore, J. B. (associate of)
  • Clarke, W. B. (associate of)
  • Mader, Frederick (associate of)
  • Berry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Martens, William Conrad (parent of)
  • Martens, Jane Brackenbury (spouse of)
  • Carter, William (relative of)
  • Martens, Elizabeth (parent of)
  • Earle, Augustus (associate of)
  • Stuart, James (associate of)
  • Evans, George William (associate of)
  • Carmichael, John Black (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (associate of)
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Prout, John Skinner (associate of)
  • Bloxsome, Oswald (associate of)
  • Blacket, Edmund Thomas (associate of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (parent of)
  • Elyard, Samuel (associate of)
  • Garling, Frederick (associate of)
  • Bourke, (associate of)
  • Evans, G. W. (associate of)
  • Stanley, Owen (associate of)
  • Campbell, Robert (associate of)
  • Broughton, W. G. (associate of)
  • Ruskin, John (associate of)
  • Spark, A. B. (associate of)
  • Darwin, Charles (associate of)
  • Macleay, Alexander (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • Mort, T. S. (associate of)
  • Fielding, Copley (associate of)
  • Martens, Christoph Heinrich (child of)
  • Martens, Rebecca (child of)
  • Martens, John William (sibling of)
  • Martens, Henry (sibling of)
  • Rugendas, Herr (associate of)
  • King, Phillip Parker (associate of)
  • Franklin, Lady (associate of)
  • King, (associate of)
  • Macarthur, (associate of)
  • Montefiore, J. B. (associate of)
  • Clarke, W. B. (associate of)
  • Mader, Frederick (associate of)
  • Berry, Alexander (associate of)
  • Martens, William Conrad (parent of)
  • Martens, Jane Brackenbury (spouse of)
  • Carter, William (relative of)
  • Martens, Elizabeth (parent of)
Related person groups
  • W. & F. Ford (associate of)
  • Australian Subscription Library (associate of)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
  • Sydney Sketching Club (associate of)
  • W. & F. Ford (associate of)
  • Australian Subscription Library (associate of)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (associate of)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (associate of)
  • Sydney Sketching Club (associate of)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (exhibited at)
  • London International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (exhibited at)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Hobart Town Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Art unions (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Fine Arts Society (None)
  • Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Hobart Town Art Exhibition (None)