Rupert Bunny b. 1864

Also known as Rupert Charles Wolsten Bunny
  • Artist
Australian-born painter Rupert Bunny spent a number of years living and studying in Europe. His work was hung several times in Royal Academy exhibitions in London and in the Paris Salon. Bunny's paintings drew on a wide variety of inspirations from mythology to art nouveau.
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Name
Rupert Bunny
Also known as Rupert Charles Wolsten Bunny
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Composer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
1864
Death date
25 May 1947
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1881 - c.1933
Residence
  • 1933 - 1947 Melbourne, Vic. (Also visited briefly 1911 and again in 1928 )
  • 1904 - 1933 Paris, France
  • 1902 - 1903 London, England, UK
  • c.1886 - c.1902 Paris, France
  • 1884 - 1886 London, England, UK
  • 1864 - 1884 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1886 - 1889 Studies under Jean-Paul Laurens, Paris, France
  • 1884 St John's Wood Art School, London, England, UK
  • 1881 - 1884 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • National Gallery of Australia

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