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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  19 Mar 2023 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  8
• Lot Description:
  Rupert C W Bunny
  (1864-1947)
  "February, Cavalaire [Côte d'Azur, France]" c.1910
  Oil on Canvas on Board
  49 x 59cm
  Label verso inscribed 'February (Cavalerie) [sic]' This painting is considered to be a self-portrait of the artist with his wife, Madame Jeanne-Heloise, painted in the south of France on a summer afternoon c.1910.
• Provenance:
  Estate of the artist; Macquarie Galleries, Sydney; Mr F E Trigg, Sydney, acquired c.1950s; thence by descent - private collection, Sydney.
• References:
  'Sundry Shows', The Bulletin, Sydney, vol. 43, no. 2232, 23 November 1922, p. 34 (as 'February Sun at Cavalaire'). 'Rupert Bunny. Modern French Art', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 2 May 1923, p. 14 (as 'February Sun at Cavalaire'). Turnbull, C., & Buesst, T., The Art of Rupert Bunny, Ure Smith Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1948, p. 71 (as 'February, Cavalaire')
• Notes:
  EXHIBITED: Exhibition of Paintings by Rupert C. W. Bunny, Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 15 - 27 November 1922, cat. 34 (as,'February Sun at Cavalaire'). An Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Drawings by Rupert C. W. Bunny, Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd Galleries, Sydney, 2 - 31 May 1923, cat. 34 (as 'February Sun at Cavalaire'). Possibly: Exhibition of Paintings by Rupert Bunny, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 3 - 22 September, cat. 26 (as 'Cavalaire'). An exhibition of French Landscapes and a Group of Early Paintings by Rupert Bunny, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1 - 8 October 1945, cat. 13 (as 'February, Cavalaire').
• Estimate:
  A$40,000 - 60,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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