Smith & Singer
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RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

Models in the Garden (circa 1912)

$150,000–250,000

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Illustrated

RUPERT BUNNY

1864-1947
Models in the Garden (circa 1912)

oil on canvas
81 x 65.2 cm

  • Lot Sold $160,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $200,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet, Paris
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne (stock 2859), acquired from the above on 17 December 1971
Dr Ronald Kingston, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 7 March 1972
Marjorie Kingston, Melbourne, acquired from the above
The Estate of Marjorie Kingston, E.J. Ainger Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 6 September 2009, lot 224, illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 10 May 2016, lot 33, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Autumn Exhibition 1972: Recent Acquisitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 7-29 March 1972, no. 24, illustrated

Literature

David Thomas, The Life and Art of Rupert Bunny: A Catalogue Raisonné, Thames and Hudson, Melbourne, 2017, Vol. 2, cat. no. O359, p. 49

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

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Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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Fiona Hayward

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art 
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Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art 
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Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

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Important Australian & International Art

AU0845  |  2 Sep 2020  |  Sydney
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