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Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 – 9 February 1909) was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer. He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School , arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.
Learn about the life and work of Charles Conder, one of the founders of the Heidelberg school of Australian Impressionism and a pioneer of art nouveau. Explore his paintings of Sydney, Melbourne and Europe, his influences, his friends and his legacy.
Learn about Charles Conder, a key figure in the Heidelberg School, a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art. See his 14 artworks, rated highly by Pissarro and Degas, at Wikiart.org.
- Australian
- October 24, 1868
- London, United Kingdom
- February 9, 1909
'Charles Conder was one of a celebrated group of artists who painted landscapes outdoors around Sydney and Melbourne during the 1880s. Together with Tom Roberts...
Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 – 9 February 1909) was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer. He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.
Although he spent only 6 years of his life in Australia, Charles Conder was a key figure in the Heidelberg School (1886-1900) of Australian Impressionism, and a key contributor to the country's tradition of modern art as it developed in the late 1880s.
Learn about the life and work of Charles Conder, one of the founders of the Heidelberg School of Impressionism in Australia. Discover how he became a prominent figure of the art nouveau movement in Europe and a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec and Oscar Wilde.
