RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947
On the Cliff (1910)
Estimate $140,000 – $180,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SIR LEON AND LADY TROUT, BRISBANE
RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947
On the Cliff (1910)
oil on canvas
signed 'Rupert C W Bunny' lower left
65 x 80.5 cm
frame: Graham Reynolds, Brisbane, 2005 (stamped verso)
Provenance
Rupert Bunny, Paris
David Hughes, London
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1973
Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Brisbane, acquired from the above on 17 October 1973
The Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Christie's Australia, Brisbane, 6 June 1989, lot 173, 'Beach Scene with Woman Reading', illustrated
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Exhibition of Pictures by Rupert Bunny, Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne, 24 July - 14 August 1911, no. 59, 40 gns
Spring Exhibition 1973: Recent Acquisitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 24 October - 7 November 1973, no. 21, 'On the Foreshore', illustrated
Masterworks from the Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 21 September - 21 November 1977, no. 2, 'On the Foreshore'
Literature
Jean-Claude Lesage, Peintures Australiens à Étaples, Étaples-sur-Mer, 2000, pp. 47 (illustrated), 116, 'Femme Lisant sue la Plage'
David Thomas, The Life and Art of Rupert Bunny: A Catalogue Raisonné, Thames and Hudson, Melbourne, 2017, Vol. 2, cat. no. O246, p. 38, 'Beach Scene with Woman Reading, c. 1907'
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
