living in Paris by the government. This included Endormies (circa 1904), now exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria, Summertime (circa 1907) and A Summer Morning (circa 1908), both now exhibited in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 1905 he became a membre associe of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1906, the French government purchased its second painting, Endormies. In 1910, he was on the jury of the Salon d'Automne, which accepted Matisse's Danse and Musique. Major art critic Gustave Geffroy was a 'prestigious critical admirer' of Bunny's work. In 1939 he became Artist Vice President of the Contemporary Art Society in Melbourne. The National Gallery of Victoria held a retrospective exhibition of Bunny's works, curated by Mary Eagle, which was the first exhibition to honour a living artist in this way. Since his death, there have been several major retrospectives of Bunny's work including Rupert Bunny: Artist in Paris, curated by Deborah Edwards, which travelled from the Art Gallery of New South Wales to many galleries including the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia in 2010. It showed over 100 of Bunny's works, including monotypes, paintings and drawings. Some of which had never been exhibited in Australia before. Rupert Bunny: Last Fine Days, A focus exhibition was curated to complement Edwards’ Rupert Bunny: Artist in Paris in the regional Newcastle Art Gallery. Exhibitions Source: Gallery References External links (includes a 1920 self-portrait) Rupert Bunny at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Biography at Philip Bacon Galleries Short biography and some pictures at Eva Breuer gallery Artcyclopedia "Rupert Bunny: what lies beneath?" by Christopher Allen, The Australian, 12 December 2009 1864 births 1947 deaths Artists from Melbourne Australian expatriates in France 19th-century Australian painters 19th-century Australian male artists 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Symbolist painters Australian male painters People from St Kilda, Victoria Australian people of English descent National Gallery of Victoria Art School alumni