Elle Etait Une Bergere by Charles Conder

Elle etait une bergère

Artist Charles Conder (London, England, 1868 - 1909)

SitterSitter is Amaryllis Robichaud

Mediumwatercolour on silk

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Diameter: 29.8 cm
Frame Size: 41.5 x 41.6 x 2.5cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1949.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003322

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About MeCharles Conder was a contemporary cult-figure, a whole-hearted bohemian whose hedonistic lifestyle led to an untimely death, probably from syphilis. In 1890 he studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, and soon became acquainted with Toulouse-Lautrec and other avant-garde artists.

Conder's first paintings on silk date from 1892-3; the idea of painting fans may have come from the Japanese art then making an impact on Europe. Conder was at the forefront of Fin de Siécle art and he used this technique for all his imaginative compositions. The subjects of these fans were romantic figures of a legendary past, produced in a highly decorative manner.