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An image of A bribe by Arthur Burrington

Arthur Burrington

(England 1856–10 Oct 1924)

Title
A bribe
Other titles:
The bribe
Year
circa 1893
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

81.0 x 134.5cm stretcher; 97.3 x 152.2 x 7.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l., brown paint "Arthur Burrington". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1896
Accession number
727
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Source unknown, Purchased by the AGNSW 1896

Bibliography (4)

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 60. cat.no. 310, as 'The bribe'

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 28 (illus.).

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Victorian Social conscience, Sydney, 1976. cat.no. 6

Institute of painters in oil colours (England) (Author), Institute of painters in oil colours: 11th exhibition; illustrated catalogue containing sketches by the artists, 1893, (illus.). cat.no. 142

Exhibition history (3)

Institute of painters in oil colours: 11th exhibition, Institute of painters in oil colours, 1893–1893.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, Hobart 1894, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 15 Nov 1894–15 May 1895.

Victorian Social Conscience, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Aug 1976–19 Sep 1976.