Charles Conder
(England, Australia 24 Oct 1868–09 Feb 1909)
- Title
- An Impressionist (Tom Roberts)
- Place of origin
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Australia
- Year
- (circa 1889)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on cedar panel
- Dimensions
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28.5 x 23.4cm board; 50.5 x 35.0 x 4.5cm frame:
0 - Whole; 28 x 14.7cm; SIGHT DIMENSION
- Signature & date
- Signed u.r., blue oil "... C/ -hAR/ -LES/ CONDER". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 1997
- Accession number
- 63.1997
- Location
- 19th c Australian art
- Further information
This lively and evocative portrait of Roberts by his friend Charles Conder is a rare work produced during the artist's brief Australian years (1884–90). Roberts is depicted in a relaxed and characteristic pose, on a modernist scale. The playful zig-zagged background – based on a surveyor's chain, referring to the young artist's early employment in Sydney – prefigures Conder's decorative style, characteristic of his later European work, as well as echoing the cover of the 9 by 5 exhibition catalogue which he designed.
- Bibliography (29)
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Jaynie Anderson (Editor), The Cambridge companion to Australian Art, Port Melbourne, 2011, 293, 366. fig.no. 21.1 (colour illus.), between pg. 268 and 269.
Sarah Engledow (Australia) (Author), Impressions: painting light & life, Canberra, 2011, 10, 48 (caption), 49 (colour illus.). cat.no. 16
Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), Face: Australian portraits 1880-1960, Canberra, 2010, 52 (colour illus.).
'Southern lights' by Terence Lane, pg. 14., Age 24 Mar 2007, 24 Mar 2007, 14 (colour illus.).
Terence Lane (Editor), Australian Impressionism, Melbourne, 2007, 330, 167 (colour illus.). cat.no. 9.18
Patrick H McCarthy (Australia, b.1933) (Author), Bailed up: the story behind the painting, Sydney, 2006, 14-15, 16 (colour illus.).
'Charles Conder: a retrospective 1868-1909' by Bonny Cassidy., Tertangala Aug 2003, Aug 2003. Exhibition review.
'Lust for life' by Peter Hill., The Sydney Morning Herald 19 Jul 2003-20 Jul 2003, 19 Jul 2003-20 Jul 2003, (colour illus.). Spectrum Supplement
'Charles Conder: lost and found voice of the Heidelberg School' by Barry Pearce., Australian artist Jun 2003, Jun 2003.
'The enigmatic Charles Conder: spotlight on a lesser known Heidelberg painter' by Barry Pearce, pg. 8-11;'Presenting our own artists: how the AGS put balance into the Australian collection' by Barry Pearce, pg. 42-44., Look: 1953-2003 celebrating 50 years May 2003, May 2003, 11 (colour illus.).
Ann Galbally (Australia) (Author), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Barry Humphries (Australia, b.1934) (Author), Charles Conder 1868-1909, Domain, 2003, 26, 65, 94 (colour illus.), 95, 193. cat.no. 24
'Gallery 2003 highlights', pg. 13., Look Nov 2002, Nov 2002, 13 (colour illus.).
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 2000, 38, 54 (colour illus.), 300.
Westerly Winter 1998, Winter 1998, 4.
'An impressionist gift' by Hendrik Kolenberg, pg. 13., Look Jul 1997, Jul 1997, cover (colour illus.), 3 (colour illus.), 13 (colour illus.).
'Australian art - it's a local thing', pg. 18., Australian art collector Jul 1997-Sep 1997, Jul 1997-Sep 1997, 15 (colour illus.), 18. 'Artist as a young man'. Report on Melbourne Art Fair 1997.
'Saleroom. Ultimate grater on offer again' by Terry Ingram, pg. 43., The Australian financial review 12 Jun 1997, 12 Jun 1997, 43.
'Not just any Tom...' by Angela Bennie, pg. 12., The Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1997, 13 May 1997, 12 (illus.). Arts Section.
'Sold at the Fair... $265,000', pg. 83., Antipodes: antiques & fine art [vol. 1, no. 2] 1997, 1997, 83 (colour illus.). Photograph of Lauraine Diggins and Michael Blanche at the Melbourne Art Fair in 1997.
Lauraine Diggins (Australia, b.1946) (Author), 19th & 20th century Australian painting, sculpture and decorative arts 1997, North Caulfield, 1997, 14, 15 (colour illus.).
Leigh Astbury (b.1950) (Author), Sunlight and shadow: Australian impressionist painters 1880-1900, Rushcutters Bay, 1989, 12, (colour illus.). cat.no. 4; titled 'An Impressionist'
Helen Topliss (Australia) (Author), Tom Roberts 1856-1931: a catalogue raisonné. Volume 1 - Text, Melbourne, 1985, 30 (illus.). illus.no. 47
Jane Clark (Australia) (Author), Bridget Whitelaw (Author), Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond, Melbourne, 1985, 124 (colour illus.).
'The artist in society', pg. 1-22., Images in opposition: Australian landscape painting 1801-1890 1985, 1985, 18 (illus., detail). titled: 'Sketch portrait of Tom Roberts'
Helen Topliss (Australia) (Author), Margaret Plant (Australia, b.1940) (Editor), The artist's camp; plein air painting in Melbourne 1885-1898, Melbourne, 1984, 26, 40 (illus.). cat.no. 3; titled 'An Impressionist'
William Splatt (Author), Susan Bruce (Author), Australian impressionist painters: a pictorial history of the Heidelberg school, Windsor, 1981, 4 (colour illus.). plate no. 3
Joseph Brown Gallery (Australia), Joseph Brown Gallery, 10-24 September 1981, Melbourne, 1981, front cover (colour illus.), (illus.). cat.no. 40; titled 'Sketch portrait of Tom Roberts'
Dr Ursula Hoff (England; Australia, b.1909, d.2005) (Author), Charles Conder, Melbourne, 1972, 32, 101. cat.no. c47
Dr Ursula Hoff (England; Australia, b.1909, d.2005) (Author), Charles Conder - his Australian years, Melbourne, 1960, (illus.). cat.no. 32; plate no. 17
- Exhibition history (12)
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The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, Buxton's, 17 Aug 1889 -.
The artists' camps: Plein air painting in Melbourne 1885-1898, Monash University Gallery, 07 Jun 1984–11 Jul 1984.
The artists' camps: Plein air painting in Melbourne 1885-1898, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 02 Aug 1984–04 Sep 1984.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 30 Oct 1985–27 Jan 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 21 Feb 1986–20 Apr 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of South Australia, 09 May 1986–29 Jun 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 30 Jul 1986–14 Sep 1986.
Charles Conder retrospective (2003-2004), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Jun 2003–17 Aug 2003.
Charles Conder retrospective (2003-2004), Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 05 Sep 2003–09 Nov 2003.
Charles Conder retrospective (2003-2004), Art Gallery of South Australia, 21 Nov 2003–26 Jan 2004.
Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 31 Mar 2007–08 Jul 2007.
Impressions: painting light and life, National Portrait Gallery [Parliamentary Zone], 25 Nov 2011–04 Mar 2012.
