""The Life and Death of Conder"" is a biographical work written by John Rothenstein that chronicles the life of the English painter, Charles Conder. The book explores Conder's artistic career, from his early years as a student in London to his time spent in Paris and the South of France. It delves into his involvement with the Aesthetic movement and his association with artists such as James McNeill Whistler and Aubrey Beardsley.The book also delves into Conder's personal life, including his struggles with addiction and his ...
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""The Life and Death of Conder"" is a biographical work written by John Rothenstein that chronicles the life of the English painter, Charles Conder. The book explores Conder's artistic career, from his early years as a student in London to his time spent in Paris and the South of France. It delves into his involvement with the Aesthetic movement and his association with artists such as James McNeill Whistler and Aubrey Beardsley.The book also delves into Conder's personal life, including his struggles with addiction and his relationships with women. Rothenstein provides a detailed account of Conder's tragic decline into illness and poverty, leading up to his untimely death at the age of 40.Throughout the book, Rothenstein provides insight into Conder's artistic style and techniques, as well as the social and cultural context in which he worked. The book includes numerous illustrations of Conder's artwork, providing readers with a visual representation of his career.Overall, ""The Life and Death of Conder"" is a comprehensive and engaging biography that sheds light on the life and work of one of England's most talented painters.This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good in Fair jacket. Frontis, illustrations, index, xx, 300p. dj. Original dark blue cloth. 24 cm. Jacket chipped around edges and somewhat soiled.
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Good. Clean, tight contents but with age toning to pages. Art school ex-lib. with usual marks and with shelf wear to covers. Donation bookplate inside front cover from M/M E.W. Leake. Leake was an American artist and President of Maryland Institute... Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. xx, 300 pp. with color frontis and 25 bw plates. No dust jacket. Charles Edward Conder 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. (Wikipedia) He died in England. Includes a catalogue of Conder's lithographs.
