Dennis Miller Bunker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dennis Miller Bunker Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 23, 2026
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890). Interior of a Barn: Medfield. oil on canv
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890). Interior of a Barn: Medfield. oil on canvas18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.).
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2025
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890). Yellow and Pink Roses. oil on canvas8 ¾ x
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890). Yellow and Pink Roses. oil on canvas8 ¾ x 12 ½ in. (22.2 x 31.8 cm.).
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2025
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER, (American, 1861-1890), Medfield Pond, 1889, oil on canvasboard, 6 1/4 x 7 7/8 in., frame: 14 3/4 x 16 in.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1861-1890) Medfield Pond 1889, oil on canvasboard initialed and dated D.B. 1888 lower left
Grogan & Company
Aug. 22, 2025
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) American - USA
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) ; The garden ; 1889 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 54 x 74 cm (21 1/4 x 29 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $550 , National post with tracking service $350 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $280
Art-Torg
May. 10, 2025
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER, (American, 1861-1890), Study of a Youth, charcoal on paper, sight: 16 x 22 in., frame: 24 x 30 in.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1861-1890) Study of a Youth charcoal on paper
Grogan & Company
Jan. 24, 2025
Interior of a Barn: Medfield
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Property from a Private Collection, California Dennis Miller Bunker 1861 - 1890 Interior of a Barn: Medfield signed with the initials D.B. and dedicated To Miss Fay (lower right) oil on canvas 18 by 24 in. 45.7 by 61 cm. Executed in 1888.
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2024
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) American - USA
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) ; The garden ; 1889 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 54 x 74 cm (21 1/4 x 29 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $550 , National post with tracking service $350 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $280
Art-Torg
Oct. 13, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker (Am. 1861-1890), On the Bank of the Oise, France, 1883, Oil on canvas, framed
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (Am. 1861-1890) On the Bank of the Oise, France, 1883 Oil on canvas, framed Signed and dated l.l., Godel and Co. label, New Britain Museum of American Art label, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc. label and Davis and Long Company label on backing verso, Berry Hill stamps and Brooklyn Museum sticker on stretcher verso 26 1/2" x 36 1/2" actual, 37 3/8" x 47 1/4" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Attributed to Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1861-1890) The Belvedere Apollo, unsigned, pencil on paper, 22-3/4 x 17-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 28 x 22 in. Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1861-1890) Study for Quartet Cover, unsigned, pencil on paper, sight 11 x 14-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 19 x 22 in. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, April 1978, #31 (label verso); Dennis Miller Bunker Revisited, Davis & Long, New York, NY, June 7-June 30, 1978, catalog no. 31 (label verso). Literature: Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, pp. 69, 175. Note: Charles Martin Loeffler was a famous violinist, composer, and teacher, and a friend of Bunker's. He was the assistant concertmaster of the Boston Symphony, which also performed his compositions during and after his tenure with the orchestra. He composed his Quartet in 1889, and this is presumably a study for the cover of Bunker's friend's work.
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1861-1890) Study for Quartet Cover, unsigned, with faint lettering visible '.....CM Loeffler', pencil on paper, sight 11 x 14-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 19 x 21-3/4 in. Provenance: Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, April 1978, #32 (label verso); Dennis Miller Bunker Revisited, Davis & Long, New York, NY, June 7-June 30, 1978, catalog no. 32 (label verso). Literature: Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, p. 69 and 175. Note: Charles Martin Loeffler was a famous violinist, composer, and teacher, and a friend of Bunker's. He was the assistant concertmaster of the Boston Symphony, which also performed his compositions during and after his tenure with the orchestra. He composed his Quartet in 1889, and this is presumably a study for the cover of Bunker's friend's work.
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1861-1890) Boats on Shore, unsigned, extensive color notes, pencil and gouache on gray paper, sight 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 10-1/4 x 13-3/4 in. Provenance: John Surovek, Palm Beach, Florida (label verso); Mary Lublin Fine Arts, New York, NY (label verso); Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, NY (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: Dennis Miller Bunker Revisited, the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, April, 1978.
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
(American, 1861-1890) Portrait of J. Appleton Brown, unsigned, sepia pencil on buff paper, sight 13-1/4 x 10 in.; gilt wood frame, 25-1/2 x 22 in. Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Munro, Milton, Massachusetts (label verso); Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: Works of Dennis Miller Bunker, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, n.d. (label verso); The New Britain Museum of American Art, April 1978 (label verso); Dennis Miller Bunker Rediscovered, June 7-30, 1978 (label verso); Davis & Long Company, New York, NY, Literature: Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, illustrated page 172.
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
(American, 1861-1890) Clearing in the Mist, unsigned, inscribed illegibly panel verso, oil on wood panel, 8 x 10 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 17-3/4 x 20 in. Provenance: Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
(American, 1861-1890) Moonrise, 1882, signed and dated lower right 'D.M. Bunker Paris 1882', oil on canvas, 10-1/2 x 13-3/4 in.; Arts & Crafts style wood frame, 16 x 19-1/4 in. Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
(American, 1861-1890) Vase with Yellow Rose, 1887, signed with initials upper right 'D.M.B. 1887', oil on canvas, 14 x 12 in.; fine Foster Brothers wood and gilt wood frame (labeled verso), 26-1/4 x 24-1/4 in. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: Painters of the Humble Truth, American Still Life Painters, September 27, 1981-July 4, 1982, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, checklist no.10 (label verso); Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, January 13-June 4, 1995; Terra Museum of American Art, July 1-Septemebr 24, 1995; Denver Art Museum, October 14-December 31, 1995 (label verso), catalog no. 28. Literature: Gerdts, William H., and Philbrook Art Center. 1981. Painters of the Humble Truth : Masterpieces of American Still Life, 1801-1939. Columbia, Mo., [Tulsa, Okla.]: University of Missouri Press ; Philbrook Art Center, ill. page 217; Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, illustrated page 146.
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Dennis Miller Bunker
Est: $15,000 - $30,000
(American, 1861-1890) Notre Dame de Larmor, signed lower right 'D.M. Bunker', inscribed in pencil lower left margin 'Notre Dame de Lamor' (not visible under mat), watercolor on paper, sheet 11 x 9-1/2 in.; Arts & Crafts gilt wood frame, 21-1/12 x 19-1/2 in. Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Exhibited: Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, January 13-June 4, 1995; Terra Museum of American Art, July 1-September 24, 1995; Denver Art Museum, October 14-December 31, 1995 (label verso). Literature: Hirshler, Erica E., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Terra Museum of American Art, and Denver Art Museum. 1994. Dennis Miller Bunker : American Impressionist. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, illustrated page 152. Note: Bunker moved to France in 1882 to study at the famed ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The following summer he travelled to Normandy, and ended up in the small coastal town of Larmor in 1884. He painted this charming scene with the imposing 16th century tower numerous times, and was especially drawn to the coastal atmosphere, which afforded the landscape painter a nearly unchanging, diffused light on his subject matter. A larger version of this scene is held by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Illinois, object number 1991.1. A smaller version of the same scene in oil sold at Sotheby's, New York, April 21, 2023 Cross-Currents in America: The Wolf Family Collection, for $50,800.
Brunk Auctions
Feb. 16, 2024
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) American - USA
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) ; The garden ; 1889 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 54 x 74 cm (21 1/4 x 29 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $550 , National post with tracking service $350 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $280
Art-Torg
Jul. 28, 2023
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST
Est: $25 - $50
Erica E. Hirshler. 1994
Davis Brothers Auction
Jun. 09, 2023
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) ; The garden ; 1889 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 54 x 74 cm (21 1/4 x 29 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $550 , National post with tracking service $350 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $280
Art-Torg
Nov. 17, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (Massachusetts, 1861-1890), By the sea., Oil on canvas, 11” x 18”. Framed 19.25” x 24”.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO DENNIS MILLER BUNKER Massachusetts, 1861-1890 By the sea. Signed lower left "Bunker".
Eldred's
Aug. 12, 2022
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) America - USA
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Dennis Miller BUNKER (1861-1890) ; The garden ; 1889 ; oil on canvas ; dimensions 54 x 74 cm (21 1/4 x 29 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $550 , National post with tracking service $350 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $280
Art-Torg
Nov. 19, 2021
DENIS MILLER BUNKER (Massachusetts, 1861-1890), Figural sketches., Mixed medias on paper, 12" x 8.5". Unframed.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
DENIS MILLER BUNKER Massachusetts, 1861-1890 Figural sketches. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Jun. 30, 2021
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER Landscape with a River.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER Landscape with a River. Watercolor on paper mounted on board, 1890. 255x343 mm; 10 1/8x13 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in watercolor, lower right recto. Ex-collection private collection, New Jersey.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 30, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861-1890) Landscape with Boat
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861-1890) Landscape with Boat oil on canvas laid to board signed D. M. Bunker (lower right) 7 x 10 ½ inches. Property from the Collection of Harry Peterson, Lantana, Florida
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, seven works
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dennis Miller Bunker seven works 1877 graphite on paper 9.25 h × 5.5 w in (23 × 14 cm) Signed and dated to six works. condition: Works are in overall good condition. All show some wear along edges, handling marks, soiling and toning. Moisture damage to one work. Small tears to three sheets. Works present well. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, seven works
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dennis Miller Bunker seven works 1877 graphite on paper 9.25 h × 5.5 w in (23 × 14 cm) Signed to one work. Dated to two works. condition: Works are in overall good condition. All show some wear along edges, handling marks, soiling and toning. Works present well. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, five works
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dennis Miller Bunker five works graphite on paper, charcoal on paper 12 h × 8.5 w in (30 × 22 cm) condition: Unmarked. Sheets are toned. Show wear commensurate with age and use. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, ten works
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dennis Miller Bunker ten works 1877 graphite on paper 9.25 h × 5.5 w in (23 × 14 cm) Signed and dated to one work. condition: Works are in overall good condition. Dimensions provided for the largest work. All show some wear along edges, handling marks, soiling and toning. Works present well. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, ten works
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dennis Miller Bunker ten works 1877 graphite on paper 9.25 h × 5.375 w in (23 × 14 cm) Dated to one work. condition: Works are in overall good condition. All show some wear along edges, handling marks, soiling and toning. Moisture damage to edge of one work. Small tears to three sheet. Works present well. Unframed.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 24, 2020
Dennis Miller Bunker, portfolio of drawings
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Dennis Miller Bunker portfolio of drawings 1877 graphite on paper 8.75 h × 12 w in (22 × 30 cm) Signed. Provenance: Berry-Hill Galleries, New York condition: Sketchbook shows wear commensurate with age and use including toning to sheets and some foxing on inside covers. Spine is missing and pages are unbound.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 08, 2019
Dennis Miller Bunker American, 1861-1890 The Oyster Boat "Water Witch", 1880
Est: $12,000 - $20,000
Dennis Miller Bunker American, 1861-1890 The Oyster Boat "Water Witch", 1880 Signed D M Bunker and dated 1880 (ll) Watercolor on paper 12 x 17 inches Provenance: Quester Gallery, Stonington, Connecticut C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 27, 2018
Dennis Miller Bunker, Fish Houses
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861-1890), 'Fish Houses', oil on canvas, mounted on wood board, titled verso, 9" x 12", in original elaborate double frame 22 1/2" x 20 1/2".
Kaminski Auctions
May. 23, 2018
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER | The Station
Est: $200,000 - $300,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Apr. 07, 2018
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) pencil sketch drawing "Seashore with Boats" unsigned label on verso: Berry-Hill Galleries, New ...
Est: $300 - $500
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) pencil sketch drawing "Seashore with Boats" unsigned label on verso: Berry-Hill Galleries, New York 5" x 9" Provenance: From the Estate of Charles B. Ferguson of Bloomfield, Connecticut
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Oct. 07, 2017
Dennis Miller Bunker - American Impressionist
Est: $100 - $200
Dennis Miller Bunker American Impressionist Author: Erica E. Hishler Illustrations Numerous color b/w plates Dated: 1994 Pages 190 Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Boston Edition: 1st Size: 4to Binding Trade Wraps Type: Art Subject: American - Dennis Miller Bunker Condition Report Very Good
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Jul. 15, 2017
Dennis Miller Bunker - American Impressionist
Est: $100 - $200
Dennis Miller Bunker American Impressionist Author: Erica E. Hishler Illustrations Numerous color b/w plates Dated: 1994 Pages 190 Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Boston Edition: 1st Size: 4to Binding Trade Wraps Type: Art Subject: American - Dennis Miller Bunker Condition Report Very Good
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Nov. 22, 2016
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890) Portrait of a Woman (Dark-Haired Model) in
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (1861-1890) Portrait of a Woman (Dark-Haired Model) inscribed ‘Friday 9am’ (lower left) oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 16 1/4in Painted by 1890.
Bonhams
Nov. 22, 2016
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) Olga E. Gardner
Est: $600,000 - $800,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) Olga E. Gardner oil on canvas 63 x 43 ½ in. (160 x 110.5 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 19, 2016
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER, attribué (New-York 1861-1890 Boston) « Barques échouées à Long Island, 1880 »
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER, attribué (New-York 1861-1890 Boston) « Barques échouées à Long Island, 1880 » Huile sur toile Signé D.M. Bunker et daté en bas à droite A rapprocher dun tableau similaire de lartiste « Two Beached Sailboats and a Drory » 30,5 x 48,5 cm peint la même année. Toile adjugée chez Butterfied & Butterfield San Francisco décembre 1998, voir illustration. Egalement deux uvres similaires au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Boston, voir illustration. Dimensions : 32,5 x 46 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Jan. 14, 2016
Roadside Cottage, Ducks Sitting in a Tree
Est: $80 - $100
A. Dennis MILLER BUNKER (American 1862-1890) Roadside Cottage Print 25.5 x 30 in. - 63.5 x 75.5 cm B.Composition Ducks Sitting in a Tree Mixed media with gold leaf laid on paper 18.75 x 22 in. - 48 x 56 cm.
Fine Art Auctions Miami
Dec. 05, 2015
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER | Young Woman with A Broom
Est: $600 - $900
Studies of sleeping children are on the reverse of the Bunker work. Together with JERVIS MCENTEE, Feathery Tree, pencil on paper. 2 works.
Sotheby's
Feb. 23, 2014
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER, (American, 1860-1890), SPRINGTIME, WOMAN WITH APPLE BLOSSOMS, 1882; watercolor;, sight: 21 1/4 x 16 in. (29 x...
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1860-1890) SPRINGTIME, WOMAN WITH APPLE BLOSSOMS 1882; watercolor; signed and dated Dennis Miller Bunker 1882, l.r.; sight: 21 1/4 x 16 in. (29 x 23 1/2 in.) Provenance: Private Massachusetts Collection.
Grogan & Company
Dec. 08, 2013
Watercolor, Dennis Miller Bunker, New England Farm Scene
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861-1890), New England Farm Scene with Figures, 1881, watercolor, signed and dated lower right, sight: 11"h x 16.5"w, overall (with frame): 16.5"h x 22.25"w
Clars Auctions
Jul. 14, 2013
Watercolor, Dennis Miller Bunker, New England Farm Scene
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (American, 1861-1890), New England Farm Scene with Figures, 1881, watercolor, signed and dated lower right, sight: 11"h x 16.5"w, overall (with frame): 16.5"h x 22.25"w
Clars Auctions
Mar. 03, 2011
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) Boy with Rowboat signed and dated 'D.M. Bunker/'81' (lower right) watercolor on paper 7 x 12 in. (17.8 x 30.5 cm.), image; 8¼ x 12¾ in. (21 x 32.4 cm.), sheet
Christie's
Nov. 11, 2009
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1861-1890)
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1861-1890) Portrait of a Woman, circa 1890 Oil on canvas 22 x 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm) Incised across bottom of canvas: Friday 9 am PROVENANCE: The artist; Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner, Boston, Massachusetts 1890; The Detroit Institute of Arts, as gift from Mrs. Gardner, 1907-93; Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1993, lot 23; Warren Adelson, New York; Babcock Galleries, New York; Private collection, New York. EXHIBITED: St. Botolph Club, Boston, "Dennis Miller Bunker, Memorial Exhibition", 1891, no. 27 (as The Dark Haired Model). LITERATURE: E. Hirschler, Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist, Boston, 1994, p. 179. Bostonian Isabella Stewart Gardner, the preeminent Gilded Age art collector, befriended and championed numerous contemporary artists, such as John Singer Sargent, Henry James, Bernard Berenson, and Dennis Miller Bunker. Born in New York, Bunker moved to Boston in 1885 and, quickly swept under Gardner's wing, painted various portraits of her family, including her brother-in-law and his children. It was through Gardner that Bunker met John Singer Sargent, who would become his great friend and mentor. In 1888, after Sargent left Boston for New York, Bunker inherited his clients, Boston's wealthiest and most prominent families. Portrait of a Woman exemplifies Bunker's facility in capturing human beauty and character with the simplest of compositions. By limiting the color of the model's dress and the background to black tones, he focuses attention on her illuminated, elegantly turned face. This portrait was featured in a memorial exhibition of Bunker's work, organized shortly after his death by fellow artist Charles Platt and other friends. Today major museum collections, in Boston and beyond, possess paintings by Bunker, validating art historian Ted Stebbins' praise: "Bunker is now regarded as one of the major painters at work during the penultimate decade of the nineteenth century in America."
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 29, 2009
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861-1890) Boy with Rowboat signed and dated 'D.M. Bunker/'81' (lower right) watercolor on paper image, 7 x 12 in. (17.8 x 30.5 cm.); sheet, 8¼ x 12¾ in. (21 x 32.4 cm.)
Christie's