Conrad Martens

Clip 1: Early Conrad Martens

2 min 34 sec

Taken from the documentary Conrad Martens (1978)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be PG

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Curator’s clip description

Watercolourist Conrad Martens was born in England in 1801. Before coming to Australia he painted landscapes around England. Voice-over explains his technique, as we see examples of his early work.

australian screen