Early Life and Artistic Journey Charles Edward Conder (1868 – 1909) was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer who emigrated to Australia and became a pivotal figure in the Heidelberg School*, arguably marking the genesis of a distinctive Australian tradition within Western art. Born in Tottenham, Middlesex, on October 24, 1868, Conder’s formative years were shaped by his mother's untimely passing in India when he was mere…