Lot 30: John Wharlton Bunney (1828-1882)

John Wharlton Bunney (1828-1882)
Venice from the Bacino
signed, dated and numbered 'J Bunney.1880/221.' (lower right) and further signed, numbered and inscribed 'Venice - a fine afternoon 1880 No. 221/J.W.Bunney Fondamenta San Biagio' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
7 1/8 x 13¾ in. (18.1 x 34.9 cm.)

The artist's journal, 1880.
MS letter card from Miss E.A. Lippincote to J.W. Bunney, 2 September 1880.

Miss E.A. Lippincote, by September 1880.

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Bunney was a pupil of Ruskin's at the Working Men's College in the mid to late 1850s and lived in Venice from 1870-1882. The artist often painted his Venetian views in early morning or late afternoon light, his sensitive handling of the oil medium was perfect for capturing delicate tonalities. Miss Lippincote commissioned the present picture in June 1880 when she visited Bunney's studio; it was duly sent to her in the September of that year.