Lot 7

The Collection of Mr Pickford Waller
The Collection of Mrs Sybil Waller, London (daughter of the above)
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 2 March 1983, lot 24
The Collection of Danuta and Ted Rogowski
Leonard Joel, The Rogowski Collection, Melbourne, 23 February 1998, lot 19
Private collection, Melbourne

Drawings And Paintings, Carfax Gallery, London, 1900 (label verso)
Leger Galleries, London, 1969 (label verso)

Gibson, F., Charles Conder: His Life And Work, John Lane, London, 1914, p. 97

"Amongst those who created the Heidelberg school in Australia, Roberts brought it intellectual rigour, McCubbin poetic nostalgia, and Streeton unbridled confidence. Charles Conder gave it wings of imagination." (Barry Pearce, Co-Curator of the Charles Conder Retrospective 2003, Art Gallery of New South Wales)

Charles Conder was a key figure in Australian Impressionism and was known for his romantic and decorative style. Conder's artwork 'Venus, Juno and Minerva' reflects his fascination with classical mythology and the aesthetic ideals of the ‘fin de siècle' (end of the century). This work depicts the three prominent goddesses from Roman mythology: Venus the goddess of love and beauty, Juno the queen of the gods and protector of marriage, and Minerva the goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare. The artwork exemplifies Conder's delicate draftsmanship and ornamental flair, blending allegorical subject matter with the elegance of Art Nouveau.