Jacques-Emile Blanche - Charles Conder, 1904

Charles Conder (1868–1909) was one of the key founders of the Heidelberg school of Australian Impressionism with Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Arthur Streeton. Sent to Australia in 1884 by his father to train as a surveyor, Conder worked for the Lands Department and as a lithographic apprentice for the Sydney Illustrated News , the graphic work of which helped him to develop an unparalleled eye for human incident.