CHARLES CONDER
1868-1909

PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR M.J.M. CARTER, ADELAIDE

CHARLES CONDER

1868-1909
Dorothy – Daughter of John Stevens, Esq. 1890

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'CHAS. CONDER / 1890' lower right
35.5 x 18.5 cm

Provenance

Mr John Stevens, Melbourne, commissioned from the artist in 1890
Mrs Dorothy Purbrick (née Stevens), Victoria, by descent from the above
Mr Eric Stevens Purbrick, Victoria, by descent from the above
Australian Paintings, Overseas Paintings, Engravings & Lithographs, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 20 February 1970, lot 30, 'Portrait of a Young Girl, Dorothy Stevens', illustrated
Mr Max Carter, Adelaide, acquired from the above
Private Collection
Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney
Private Collection, New South Wales
Private Collection, Sydney

Exhibited

Private View: Pictures by Mr. Arthur Streeton, Mr. C. Douglas Richardson, Mr. Charles Conder, Gordon Chambers, 13-15 March 1890, 'Miss
Dorothy Stevens'
Winter Exhibition, Victorian Artists' Society, Albert Street, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, 29 March 1890, no. 103, 'Dorothy – Daughter of John Stevens, Esq.'
Masterpieces of Australian Impressionism, Bonhams & Goodman, Melbourne, 24-26 July 2009, no. 6

Literature

Table Talk, Melbourne, 7 March 1890, p. 6
'The Victorian Artists' Society. Annual Exhibition', The Age, Melbourne, 29 March 1890, p. 15
'Victorian Artists' Society. Winter Exhibition. Final Notice', The Argus, Melbourne, 5 April 1890, p. 6
Punch, Melbourne, 10 April 1890, p. 224
Ursula Hoff, Charles Conder: His Australian Years, National Gallery Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 1960, no. 52, 'Portrait of Dorothy Stevens', p. 24
Ursula Hoff, Charles Conder, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1972, cat. no. C70, p. 102