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Rupert Bunny
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 AUD
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Description
- Rupert Bunny
- THE SEA FRONT, BANDOL
- Signed with artist's monogram (lower left); bears title on gallery label on reverse
Oil on canvas
- 53 by 64cm
- Painted circa 1929
Provenance
Clune Galleries, Sydney
The late Dr and Mrs D. R. Sheumack; purchased from the above in 1969; thence by descent
The late Dr and Mrs D. R. Sheumack; purchased from the above in 1969; thence by descent
Exhibited
Exhibition of paintings by Rupert C. W. Bunny, Hogan's Art Gallery, Melbourne, 22 August - 10 September 1938, cat. 22
The D. R. Sheumack Collection of Australian Paintings, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 17 May - 12 June 1983, cat. 12
The D. R. Sheumack Collection of Australian Paintings, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 17 May - 12 June 1983, cat. 12
Literature
David Thomas, Rupert Bunny, Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1970, p. 120, cat. 0387
Robyn Christie and Justin Miller, The D. R. Sheumack Collection, Eighty Years of Australian Paintings, Sydney: Sotheby's Australia Pty. Ltd., 1988, pl. 7 (illus.)
Condition
This work is unlined and has the original stretcher. There is scattered flyspotting across the surface of the picture; particularly in the sky; it would benefit from a light surface clean. The painting is otherwise in good stable condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A closely related work, Waterfront, Bandol circa 1929, is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
We are most grateful to David Thomas for his assistance in cataloguing this work.