Charles Conder Paintings

A key figure in both Australian Impressionism and European Art Nouveau, Charles Conder (1868–1909) pioneered plein air painting in the Australian bush before developing a delicate, dreamlike decorative style in Paris. After pioneering plein air landscape painting with the Heidelberg School in Melbourne, Conder moved to Paris where he developed a delicate, decorative style of exceptional refinement.

Conder paintings range from luminous Australian landscapes that capture the distinctive heat and light of the bush to Rococo-inspired fantasies painted on silk fans depicting dreamy parks, fêtes, and pastoral scenes. His refined sensibility, tragically short career, and bohemian life have made him a romantic figure in both Australian and European art history.

Hand-painted Charles Conder oil painting reproductions bring the luminous Australian light, delicate European elegance, and refined decorative beauty of his Impressionist and Art Nouveau works to life — a distinctive choice for collectors of late nineteenth-century art.