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Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 - 9 February 1909) was an English-born painter, who emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century

Born in Tottenham, Middlesex, he spent several years as a young child in India before the death of his mother and a subsequent education in an English boarding school. Tottenham (pronounced "tot-num" by locals is an urban area of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey, situated north-east of Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sent to Sydney in 1884 in an attempt by his father to discourage him from his artworks, he initially worked as a surveyor in country New South Wales, but by 1886 had begun lessons and had joined the local art society. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space Position of points and the distances and angles between

Meeting Tom Roberts in 1888, he decided to move to Melbourne. Thomas William Roberts ( 9 March 1856 &ndash 14 September 1931) usually known simply as Tom was a famous Australian artist and a key Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Short of cash, the attractive Conder apparently paid off his landlady by sexual means, catching syphilis in the process, which was to plague the later years of his life. Syphilis is a Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal Bacterium Treponema pallidum pallidum. In the two years in Melbourne Conder worked with the other members of the school and produced a number of famous works, including "Under The Southern Sun". This painting clearly shows the burning sunlight and desolation that can be inflicted by an Australian drought. A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply

In Sydney and later Melbourne Conder associated with G.P. Nerli an itinerant Italian painter and the bearer of new European influences who has been credited with shaping Conder's development. Girolamo Nerli ( 21 February 1860  – 24 June 1926) was an Italian painter who worked and travelled in Australia and The extent of the influence has been debated, but the fact of it is undeniable. Like Conder Nerli was a bon-vivant whose appreciation of the 'dam fine' 'Melbourne girls' survives in a letter to a mutual friend, Percy Spence.

Conder was a fun loving man who painted with an often humorous touch. Painted while staying with Tom Roberts in his famous Grosvenor chambers studio, painting of A Holiday at Mentone (1888) shows people at the beach relaxing. Thomas William Roberts ( 9 March 1856 &ndash 14 September 1931) usually known simply as Tom was a famous Australian artist and a key Grosvenor Chambers at number 9 Collins Street Melbourne was Australia's first custom built complex of artist's studios He shows the current culture how the men and women at beaches at this time were clothed from head to foot, the men in suits and hats; the ladies in long girdled dresses with boots and pretty hats. The man and woman at the front of the painting face away from each other, yet possibly are interested in one another and watching each other through the corner of their eye. The mood is one of simple elegance and with a relaxed feel, as in the background people are strolling along the beach into the distance. The composition of the painting, with the bridge in the middle has possibly been borrowed from a James A. M. Whistler painting where there was a bridge running horizontally in the middle of the picture, as Conder among other painters such as Frederick McCubbin had been directly or indirectly influenced by Whistler. Frederick McCubbin ( 25 February, 1855 – 20 December, 1917) was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous

A Holiday at Mentone, c1888, this painting featured on a 1984 postage stamp.
A Holiday at Mentone, c1888, this painting featured on a 1984 postage stamp.

Conder left Australia in 1890, and spent the rest of his life in Europe, mainly England, but visiting France on many occasions. His art was better received in England than in Paris. In 1892, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painted his portrait, a portrait that now hangs in the National Gallery of Australia. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman The National Gallery of Australia is the premier art gallery and museum in Australia, holding over 120000 works of Art. He continued to paint, but his output was severely affected by continual poor health, including paralysis and a bout of delirium tremens. Delirium tremens (colloquially the DTs, " the horrors " " the fear "" the shakes "" jazz hands "" He married a wealthy widow, Stella Maris Bradford (née MacAdams) in 1901, giving him financial security. His latter works are not nearly as well critically-regarded as his earlier Australian paintings.

He spent the last year of his life in a sanatorium, and died in Holloway Sanatorium of "general paresis of the insane", in modern terms tertiary syphilis. Holloway Sanatorium was a hospital for the treatment of the insane located on 22 acres of parkland near the town of Virginia Water, Surrey, within the boundary of General paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia, is a now-rare neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain In death, Conder's work was rated highly by many notable artists, such as Pissarro and Degas. Camille Pissarro ( July 10 1830 &ndash November 13 1903) was a French Impressionist painter.

The Canberra suburb of Conder is named after him. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Conder (pronounced con-der is one of three suburbs in the Lanyon Valley in Canberra, Australia.

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NAME Conder, Charles Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
DATE OF BIRTH 24 October 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Tottenham, London
DATE OF DEATH 9 February 1909
PLACE OF DEATH Virginia Water, Surrey

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