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'A gifted artist whose personal style and unconventional life made him one of the most intriguing artists of the late 19th century is portrayed in this biography of Charles Conders. A friend of Tom Roberts and student of Frederick McCubbin, Conder was one of the few painters of the Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionists to achieve a reputation in Europe. After contributing to the famous 9 x 5 Exhibition in Melbourne in 1889, Conders traveled to Paris, where he mingled with such fin de siècle leaders as Oscar Wilde, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Aubrey Beardsley. There he readily embraced bohemia and found himself forever in debt, while he lived as though there were no tomorrow. Saved from poverty by marriage to a wealthy widow, the painter nevertheless descended into syphilitic madness and died before the age of 40.'(Production summary)
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Dedication: To Elly
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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[Review] Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian
2006
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— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , March vol. 1 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
Study of a Bohemian Artist
2005
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— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 49 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 117-118)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
On the Trail of a Wild Colonial Boy
2003
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— Appears in: The Age , 23 August 2003; (p. 3) -
[Review] Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian
2003
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 July 2003; (p. 16)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
[Review] Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian
2003
single work
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— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , June no. 16 2003;
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography
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Elusive No Longer
2002
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 December 2002; (p. 17)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
Non-Fiction
2003
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— Appears in: The Age , 1 March 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
Flight of the Conder
2003
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— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 March vol. 121 no. 6362 2003; (p. 76)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
After Us the Savage God
2003
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 249 2003; (p. 16-17)
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Fans and Fancy Dress
2003
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— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 21 February no. 5212 2003; (p. 3-4) The Best Australian Essays 2003 2003; (p. 192-200)
— Review of Charles Conder : The Last Bohemian 2002 single work biography -
On the Trail of a Wild Colonial Boy
2003
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— Appears in: The Age , 23 August 2003; (p. 3)