Rupert Bunny’s Masterpiece of his Fiancé Poised to Challenge World Auction Record at Smith & Singer
2 November 2020 In 1892, Rupert Bunny fell in love with an art student, Jeanne Heloise Morel, forever changing the young artist's life and work. The present canvas is the first, major fulllength portrait by Bunny of Morel, painted tenderly by her fiancé and revealed to the public at the epicentre of art at the time – the Salon, Paris, 1895. (335.74 KB)