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Shrimp fishers at Saint-Georges
(Pêcheurs de crevettes à Saint-Georges)
(c. 1910)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
120.7 × 161.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1946
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Rupert Bunny was one of the most successful Australians of his generation. In an era when artists were increasingly drawn to the vibrant cultural atmosphere of Europe, no other painter achieved the accolades Bunny accumulated in Paris in the 1890s and early 1900s. Shrimp fishers at Saint-George depicts holiday-makers at the fashionable resort of Saint-Georges de Didonne, on the Atlantic coast. In such images of predominantly female figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, Bunny captured the elegance of the Edwardian age that was shattered by the outbreak of the First World War.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.: Rupert C W Bunny
Accession Number
1685-4
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
children (people by age group) fishermen (people) fishing groups of people men (male humans) parasols (costume accessories) women (female humans)
Frame
Original, maker unknown
Colourmen
Colourman
PAUL FOINET FILS
Location of stamp
Upper left quadrant, reverse of canvas
Transcript
TOILES & COULEURS FINES/PAUL FOINET FILS/21. Rue BREA. Paris
Medium
Ink stencil
More Information
National Portrait Gallery
Guide Labreuche (FR)