Rupert Bunny, The Rape of Persephone

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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  1. Rupert Bunny, Matinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913), 1913, oil on canvasMatinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913)Smith & Singer · A$610,000≈ $415,727≈ £322,219≈ €375,918Sign up to see
  2. Rupert Bunny, A Provincial Town in France (1904) Une Ville De Province, oil on canvasA Provincial Town in France (1904) Une Ville De ProvinceSmith & Singer · A$488,000≈ $358,861≈ £277,885≈ €306,456Sign up to see
  3. Rupert Bunny, Jeanne with her Terrier c1902, c1902, oil on canvasJeanne with her Terrier c1902Menzies · A$396,000≈ $356,372≈ £217,698≈ €244,761Sign up to see

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  1. Rupert Bunny, OFFRANDE AUX NYMPHES OFFERING TO THE NYMPHS (1919-1921), 1919-1921, oil on canvas
    OFFRANDE AUX NYMPHES OFFERING TO THE NYMPHS (1919-1921), 1919-1921
    Oil · Canvas
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 34
    A$61,000≈ $55,606≈ £34,410≈ €41,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  2. Rupert Bunny, Boats Preparing to Leave (Etaples) c1895, c1895, oil on canvas on board
    Boats Preparing to Leave (Etaples) c1895, c1895
    Oil · Canvas
    50.5 x 73.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 59
    A$17,182≈ $16,000≈ £10,474≈ €12,277Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
  3. Rupert Bunny, Low Tide Etaples c1902, c1902, oil on canvas on composition board
    Low Tide Etaples c1902, c1902
    Oil · Canvas
    48.0 x 68.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 75
    A$19,636≈ $19,216≈ £12,682≈ €14,936Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
  4. Rupert Bunny, WHITE ROSES, oil on canvas
    WHITE ROSES
    Oil · Canvas
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 39
    A$34,160≈ $33,891≈ £22,151≈ €26,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  5. Rupert Bunny, Spanish Landscape, oil on board
    Spanish Landscape
    Oil · Board
    14.5 x 23cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 29
    A$4,600≈ $4,819≈ £2,998≈ €3,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  6. Rupert Bunny, Still Life, oil on canvas
    Still Life
    Oil · Canvas
    65.0 x 54.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 1
    A$14,727≈ $15,456≈ £9,593≈ €11,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
  7. Rupert Bunny, LA CASSETTE THE CASKET (1916), 1916, oil on canvas
    LA CASSETTE THE CASKET (1916), 1916
    Oil · Canvas
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 31
    A$192,000≈ $199,450≈ £125,290≈ €155,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$160,000–200,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  8. Rupert Bunny, A Cup of Chocolate (also known as At the Table) 1911, 1911, oil on canvas
    A Cup of Chocolate (also known as At the Table) 1911, 1911
    Oil · Canvas
    81.5 x 65.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 55
    A$104,318≈ $108,991≈ £67,663≈ €84,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$100,000–140,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. Rupert Bunny, The Artist's Wife, Jeanne Morel c1895, c1895, oil on canvas
    The Artist's Wife, Jeanne Morel c1895, c1895
    Oil · Canvas
    41.0 x 33.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 133
    A$30,682≈ $31,293≈ £19,853≈ €24,632Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–38,000View at Menzies ↗
  10. Rupert Bunny, Sketch for 'Vinters' Cottages at Vendres c1926, c1926, oil on paper on board
    Sketch for 'Vinters' Cottages at Vendres c1926, c1926
    Oil · Board
    19.5 x 22.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 13
    A$7,364≈ $7,637≈ £4,833≈ €5,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Menzies ↗

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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

  • Rupert Bunny, The Rape of PersephoneThe Rape of Persephone, 1913
    National Gallery of Australia · Public domain
  • Rupert Bunny, Amymone Rescued by PoseidonAmymone Rescued by Poseidon, 1920
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Rupert Bunny, MaenadsMaenads, 1917
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Rupert Bunny, The Nymph of SalmacisThe Nymph of Salmacis, 1919
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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