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Departure of the Orient — Circular Quay
Charles Conder
A small, atmospheric quayside scene painted when Conder was twenty, and a key work of Australian Impressionism.
- Artist
- Charles Conder
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45.1 × 50.1 cm
- Location
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
History
What the record shows
Conder painted the crowd farewelling the mail steamer Orient from Circular Quay.
Its modest scale makes it an easy loan physically, but the fragility of its surface keeps light levels low.
Provenance
Chain of ownership
- 01Purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1888
