Conrad Martens EXHIBITIONS & ART UNIONS 1833 - 1969 1989 Introduction The following is a listing of exhibitions and art unions held between 1833-1989 which have included works by Conrad Martens. The information is taken from exhibition catalogues, newspaper reviews, retrospective compilations and other sources. In some instances (e.g. Joseph Brown Gallery, Blaxland Gallery) private galleries present exhibitions which have a sales component and are also referred to in the list of Conrad Martens auctions. List of exhibitions and art unions containing works by Conrad Martens 1833 London - Royal Society of British Artists. 1837 London - Royal Society of British Artists. 1845 Hobart - Exhibition of Paintings, Water-Colour Drawings and Engravings, Legislative Council Chamber, January. 1847 Sydney - Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia, Australian Subscription Library, Bent Street, 22nd June to 7th August. Adelaide - Exhibition of Pictures, the works of Colonial Artists, King William Street. 1849 Sydney - Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia, Second Exhibition, Hyde Park Barracks. 1853 Melbourne - Fine Arts Exhibition. 1854 Sydney - Exhibition in the Australian Museum by the Paris Exhibition Commissioners of the Natural and Industrial Products of New South Wales. November, 1854. 1856 Melbourne - Victorian Exhibition of Art. Held at the Exhibition Building, December 1856. 1857 Melbourne - Victorian Society of Fine Arts, First Exhibition. Sydney - Fine Art Exhibition, at the Mechanics School of Arts. January. 1858 Hobart - Art Treasures Exhibition, Legislative Council Chamber. 1860 Melbourne - Victorian Exhibition of Fine Arts. 1861 Sydney - T.S.Mort's Greenoaks Collection. August. 1862 London - International Exhibition of 1862. 1862/3 Hobart - Art Treasures Exhibition. 1864 Melbourne - Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts. 1866 Melbourne - Intercolonial Exhibition of 1866. 1867 Paris - Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. 1869 Melbourne - Melbourne Public Library & Museum Trustees Exhibition. Sydney - Intercolonial Exhibition, 4-6 May. 1870 Sydney - Intercolonial Exhibition. Melbourne - The First Exhibition of the Victorian Academy of Art. 1872 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art, First Colonial Works of Art Exhibition, March. 1873 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art, Second Colonial Works of Art Exhibition. 1874 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art Third Colonial Works of Art Exhibition. 1875 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art Fourth Colonial Works of Art Exhibition. Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art Loan Exhibition of Watercolor Paintings by English Artists, August; plus Art Union, 18 September. 1876 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art Fifth Colonial Works of Art Exhibition, plus Art Union, 26 May. 1877 Sydney - New South Wales Academy of Art Sixth Colonial Works of Art Exhibition, plus Art Union. 1888 Melbourne - Centennial International. 1897 Sydney - Art Gallery of New South Wales Loan Exhibition. 1913 Sydney - The Fine Arts Society, exhibition and sale. 1922 Sydney - Royal Australian Historical Society Loan Exhibition. 1924 Adelaide - Artist's Week Exhibition. 1931 Hobart - Art, Antique and Historical Exhibition. 1937 Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1938 Sydney - 150 Years of Australian Art 1788-1938. Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1939 Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1940 Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1941 New York - Art of Australia Exhibition. Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1943 Sydney - Royal Australian Historical Society Exhibition of the Friend Collection. Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1944 Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1946 Sydney - Macquarie Galleries. 1949 Sydney - Art Treasures Exhibition. Newcastle - Exhibition of the Roland Pope Art Collection and Library. 1950 Melbourne - Joshua McClelland's Gallery opening Exhibition and sale. ?Sydney - 110 Years of Australian Art. 1951 Melbourne - Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art. 1953 Sydney - A retrospective Exhibition of Australian Painting, AGNSW 1954 Melbourne - Joshua McClelland Exhibition and Sale of Historical Prints 1955 Perth - Art Gallery of Western Australia Loan Exhibition of Works of Art from Private Collections. November-December. 1958 Sydney - Schureck Loan Exhibition. Melbourne - Exhibition and Sale of Rare Early Australian Historical Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Books, Maps. Joshua McClelland Print Room. 1960 London - Australian Painting exhibition, Tate Gallery. 1961 Parramatta - Parramatta Municipality Centenary Exhibition. 28 November to 6 December. 1964 New Zealand - Australian Painting XIX and XX Century touring Exhibition. 1967 Sydney - Clune Galleries. Newcastle - Early Australian Prints and Watercolours 1794-1854. Newcastle City Art Gallery. Sydney - The Broad Canvas, Art in Australia (1770-1967), held at the Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney. 1968 Melbourne - Joseph Brown Gallery Exhibition of 19th Century Australian Paintings. Sydney - Prouds Gallery Australiana Exhibition and Sale, 14 August. 1969 Sydney - Prouds Gallery Australiana Exhibition and Sale, 20 August. Sydney - People and Places, 22 - 23 November. Organised by the Canberra Women's Committee of the National Trust of NSW. 1970 Melbourne - Studley Hall. Melbourne - National Gallery of Victoria. Sydney - Prouds Art Gallery. Sydney - Cremorne Gallery. Sydney - The Behan Collection, Stuartholme. 1972 Adelaide - The Art Gallery of South Australia Festival Exhibition: The Australian Landscape. Newcastle - Printmaking in Australia 1812-1972 exhibition at the Newcastle City Art Gallery. 5 July to 7 August. Sydney - Prouds Gallery Australiana Exhibition and Sale, 31 August. 1973 Sydney - Our Origins: From Penal Camp to Parliament, 1788-1856. Mitchell Library. London - Australian Old Masters Exhibition, by Agnews of Old Bond Street. 1973 Sydney - Prouds Gallery Australiana Exhibition and Sale, 9 August. Sydney - Copperfield Gallery, The Christmas Collection. 1974 Sydney - Prouds Gallery Australiana Exhibition and Sale, 4 September. Sydney - Clune Gallery. Fremantle - 135 Years of Australian Watercolours, Fremantle Arts Centre, 6 September to 6 October. Adelaide - Festival of Arts. 1975 China - The Australian Landscape 1802-1975 Exhibition. Kiangsu Art Gallery, Nanking. 23 September to 7 October. 1976 Ballarat - Outlines of Australian Printmaking, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery Sydney - Australian Art in the 1870's. Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 June to 2 August. Sydney - The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Aspects of Australian Art. Melbourne - Australian Landscape Drawing 1830-1880. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne - Joshua McClelland. Brisbane - Queensland University Art Museum. 1977 Sydney - As We Were Exhibition. State Library of new South Wales. December. Brisbane - Norman Behan Collection, Queensland University Art Museum. 12th July. Bathurst - Melbourne - Joseph Brown Gallery. March. Melbourne - Joseph Brown Gallery. October. 1978 Sydney - Conrad Martens Centenary Exhibition, S.H.Ervin Gallery, 24 May to 23 July. Brisbane - Queensland Art Gallery. 1979 Sydney - Colonial Gothic Exhibition, Elizabeth Bay House. Sydney - Sydney Harbour, 1797-1979, S.H.Ervin Museum and Art Gallery, 3 August to 26 August. Australia - The Art of Gardening in Colonial Australia travelling exhibition. Australian tour, October 1979 to June 1980. Sydney - The H.W.B.Chester Memorial Collection (Consolidated Press) Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales. 22 December 1979 to 10 February 1980. 1980 Sydney - Art from Collections of the Institutional Members of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, Blaxland Gallery, 17 September to 2 October 1980. Sydney - Etchings and Engravings, Sydney 1790-1940, Josef Lebovic Gallery. 1981 Sydney - The Rocks Area, Nineteenth Century Sydney, S.H.Ervin Museum and Art Gallery, 5 March to 5 April. 1982 Sydney - The Blue Mountains, S.H.Ervin Museum and Art Gallery, 30 April to 27 June. Sydney - Vaucluse House, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. Brisbane - Queensland Art Gallery Selected Works. 1985 Sydney - Painted Panorama 1800-1870: Paintings from the Mitchell and Dixson Collection, Blaxland Gallery, 1-30 November. 1986 Armidale - Conrad Martens: Bush Trails and Squatters Runs, New England Regional Art Museum. 1987 Victoria - Ledger Collection, Benalla Art Gallery. Sydney - Works from the Elders IXL Collection, S.H. Ervin Art Gallery and Museum. 1988 Sydney - The Artist and the Patron, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Canberra - Australian Art at the National Gallery, Australian National Gallery. 1988 Sydney - Works from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection, S.H.Ervin Museum and Art Gallery. Sydney - Works from the University of Sydney Collection. Wollongong - The Illawarra & Environs: A Pictorial Survey, Wollongong City Gallery. June 9 to July 31. Adelaide - Creating Australia - 200 Years of Australian Art 1788-1988, Art Gallery of South Australia. Canberra - Australian Drawing, Australian National Gallery. 1989 Sydney - Joseph Brown Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Exhibitions and Art Unions Containing Works by Conrad Martens 1833 - 1989 The following is a detailed description of works by Conrad Martens contained in exhibitions and art unions held between 1833-1989. 1833 London - Royal Society of British Artists. Catalogue * 515 The Mouth of the Exe W/C * 698 View on the Dart, near Ashburton W/C The Catalogue (Johnson) notes "Conrad Martens, 19 Aire Street, Piccadilly." --------------- 1837 London - Royal Society of British Artists. Catalogue * 728 View in New South Wales,