Terms and conditions of use
Spring scene
(c. 1921)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
180.5 × 200.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr G. R. Nicholas, 1950
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.l.: RCWB (monogram) / Rupert C. W. Bunny
inscribed in pencil on reverse: 5 (circled) Bunny No. 1 (1 underlined) 2245 / 5 5 (each 5 circled)
Accession Number
2237-4
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)
bathing (hygienic activity) mirrors nudes (representations) spring (season) toilette (activity) women (female humans)
Frame
Reproduction, 2002, based on frames contemporary with the painting and a photograph from 1928
Frame
The former framing of Spring scene consisted of a thin decorative section and a linen slip.
A relatively small range of frames appear on paintings by Rupert Bunny.
In 2002 a new frame was constructed for the painting based on a photograph from 1928 and other extant original frames on paintings by Bunny. The frame uses a characteristically small scale section relative to the dimensions of the painting and is based broadly on Italian C17th frames.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date
2002
Materials
timber, composition, false gold leaf