Five painted silks and hangings from the Villa des Orchides, Dieppe
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CHARLES EDWARD CONDER (1869-1909)
Five painted silks and hangings from the Villa des Orchides, Dieppe
(i) An Elegant Lady on a Beach
signed and dated 'Conder 90' (lower left)
watercolour on ribbed watered silk
232 x 122 cm
(ii) Nymphs at a Pool
watercolour on linen
205 x 120 cm
(iii) Fête Champêtre
watercolour on linen
249 x 213 cm
(iv) Knight by a Castle
watercolour on watered silk
a chair cover
31.1 x 48.3 cm
(v) Landscape with a Church
watercolour on watered silk
a chair cover
48.3 x 48.3 cm
The latter four all painted for Conder's great patrons and friends, the Norwegian artist Frits Thaulow and his wife Alexandra, between 1895 and 1898, for their house in Dieppe, the villa des Orchides. The first hanging is thought to have been acquired by Thaulow from dealer Samuel Bing.
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Five painted silks and hangings from the Villa des Orchides, Dieppe
(i) An Elegant Lady on a Beach
signed and dated 'Conder 90' (lower left)
watercolour on ribbed watered silk
232 x 122 cm
(ii) Nymphs at a Pool
watercolour on linen
205 x 120 cm
(iii) Fête Champêtre
watercolour on linen
249 x 213 cm
(iv) Knight by a Castle
watercolour on watered silk
a chair cover
31.1 x 48.3 cm
(v) Landscape with a Church
watercolour on watered silk
a chair cover
48.3 x 48.3 cm
The latter four all painted for Conder's great patrons and friends, the Norwegian artist Frits Thaulow and his wife Alexandra, between 1895 and 1898, for their house in Dieppe, the villa des Orchides. The first hanging is thought to have been acquired by Thaulow from dealer Samuel Bing.
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