Conrad Martens, Approach to Montevideo, Uruguay

Conrad Martens

Australian · 1801–1878 · Painter, Printmaker

Conrad Martens was an English-born landscape painter active on HMS Beagle from 1833 to 1834. He arrived in Australia in 1835 and painted there until his death in 1878. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Conrad Martens, Sydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840), 1840, oil on canvasSydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840)Smith & Singer · A$736,364≈ $496,236≈ £380,812≈ €446,416Sign up to see
  2. Conrad Martens, View on the North Shore with the Parramatta River (circa 1855), 1855, watercolour, gouache and gum arabic on paperView on the North Shore with the Parramatta River (circa 1855)Smith & Singer · A$54,900≈ $51,439≈ £30,555≈ €37,539Sign up to see
  3. Conrad Martens, View of Sydney from the North Shore 1849, 1849, watercolour heightened with white on paperView of Sydney from the North Shore 1849Menzies · A$27,000≈ $28,210≈ £17,513≈ €21,851Sign up to see

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Conrad Martens was an English-born landscape painter active on HMS Beagle from 1833 to 1834. He arrived in Australia in 1835 and painted there until his death in 1878.

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Born 1801, EnglandDied 1878, SydneyOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1126926 ↗ULAN 500030872 ↗Museum works 9

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Conrad Martens, Approach to Montevideo, Uruguay
Approach to Montevideo, Uruguay1832 · Watercolor over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory…
Conrad Martens, Wiseman's Ferry in 1838
Wiseman's Ferry in 18381850
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales
Conrad Martens, Stalagmites, Burragalong Cavern
Stalagmites, Burragalong Cavern1843
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales
Conrad Martens, Kororareka in the Bay of Islands
Kororareka in the Bay of Islands1841
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Conrad Martens, Stalagmite columns at the southern entrance of the Burrangalong Cavern
Stalagmite columns at the southern entrance of the Burrangalong Cavern1843
Art Gallery of South Australia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of South Australia
Conrad Martens, View of Sydney Harbour showing Sydney Cove
View of Sydney Harbour showing Sydney Cove
National Gallery of Australia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Australia
Conrad Martens, Tahiti, 1840 oil painting
Tahiti, 1840 oil painting1840
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales
Conrad Martens, View of Arthursleigh, 1839 oil painting
View of Arthursleigh, 1839 oil painting1839
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales
Conrad Martens, Northern entrance Abercrombie Caves, Rockbridge Creek, 1848 oil painting
Northern entrance Abercrombie Caves, Rockbridge Creek, 1848 oil painting1849
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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