Rupert Bunny
Australian · 1864–1947 · Painter, Printmaker
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny was an Australian painter. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, he achieved success and critical acclaim as an expatriate in fin-de-siècle… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Matinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913)Smith & Singer · A$610,000≈ $415,727≈ £322,219≈ €375,918Sign up to see
A Provincial Town in France (1904) Une Ville De ProvinceSmith & Singer · A$488,000≈ $358,861≈ £277,885≈ €306,456Sign up to see
Jeanne with her Terrier c1902Menzies · A$396,000≈ $356,372≈ £217,698≈ €244,761Sign up to see
Rupert Bunny’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 129 auction results for Rupert Bunny between 2009 and 2026, of which 104 sold (81%). Recorded sale prices range from $196Sign up free to see to $416kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $416kSign up free to see for Matinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913) at Smith & Singer in November 2019. The most common medium is oil paintings (116 lots). Most results come from Menzies (51), Smith & Singer (47) and Leonard Joel (20).
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- A$20,864≈ $14,925≈ £10,948≈ €12,798Sign up free to see
- A$28,000≈ $19,284≈ £14,586≈ €16,925Sign up free to see
- A$13,000≈ $8,953≈ £6,772≈ €7,858Sign up free to see
- A$600≈ $431≈ £320≈ €370Sign up free to see
- A$122,727≈ $89,062≈ £65,386≈ €75,668Sign up free to see
- A$368,182≈ $263,390≈ £195,553≈ €225,505Sign up free to see
- A$21,000≈ $14,840≈ £11,101≈ €12,843Sign up free to see
- Portrait of Mme B, c.1903A$70,000≈ $49,743≈ £37,286≈ €43,138Sign up free to see
- (Portrait), c.1936A$7,000≈ $4,974≈ £3,729≈ €4,314Sign up free to see
- A$300≈ $196≈ £148≈ €169Sign up free to see
Rupert Bunny paintings (116)Rupert Bunny oil paintings (116)Rupert Bunny works on paper (7)Rupert Bunny prints (3)
Rupert Bunny: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Rupert Bunny at auction?
$415,727Sign up free to see, for Matinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913) at Smith & Singer (November 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Rupert Bunny?
The median sale price is $19.3kSign up free to see across 104 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Rupert Bunny have sold at auction?
104 of 129 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Rupert Bunny?
Menzies, Smith & Singer and Leonard Joel account for the most recorded results. Menzies · Smith & Singer · Leonard Joel
About Rupert Bunny
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny was an Australian painter. Born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, he achieved success and critical acclaim as an expatriate in fin-de-siècle Paris. He gained an honourable mention at the Paris Salon of 1890 with his painting Tritons and a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 with his Burial of St Catherine of Alexandria. The French state acquired 13 of his works for the Musée du Luxembourg and regional collections. He was a "sumptuous colourist and splendidly erudite painter of ideal themes, and the creator of the most ambitious Salon paintings produced by an Australian."
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Australia · Public domainAmymone Rescued by Poseidon, 1920
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainMaenads, 1917
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainThe Nymph of Salmacis, 1919
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
