Discover the art and life of Rupert Bunny in this audio tour accompanying the exhibition Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris. Hear about Bunny’s colourful life in Parisian social circles, explore some of the landmark paintings – including early works, ambitious Salon paintings and sumptuous depictions of the belle époque – and hear what critics of the day had to say about the artist.
All photographs © AGNSW unless otherwise stated
All works © the artist or the artist's estate unless otherwise stated
© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2024
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Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris
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Early works
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Pastoral
c1893, oil on canvas, 142 x 251 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1969 (detail)
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Biblical works
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Ancilla Domini
Ancilla Domini c1896, oil on canvas, 100.3 x 110.4 cm. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. MJM Carter AO Collection and The Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 1996 (detail)
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The pre-Raphaelite influence
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Dolce farniente
Il Dolce Far Niente 1860, oil on canvas, 98 x 130 cm. Private collection, Melbourne. Courtesy of John Playfoot Fine Art (detail)
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Salon triumphs
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Rupert Bunny
Summer time (circa 1907)
oil on canvas, 250.0 x 300.5 cm stretcher; 301.2 x 352.0 x 11.0 cm frame
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Après le bain
Après le bain c1904, oil on canvas, 192 x 170 cm. Musée d’Orsay, Paris (detail)
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Belle époque and Parisian leisure
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The avant-garde influence
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Ballets Russes and the new mythologies
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The rape of Persephone
The rape of Persephone c1913, oil on canvas, 54.4 x 81.1 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased 1976 (detail)
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Courtisanes à la campagne
Courtisanes à la campagne c1920, oil on canvas, 180.5 x 180 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Felton Bequest 1946 (detail)
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Bunny, the man and his self portraits
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Landscapes
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Housewives
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Late works
