Sydney John Bunney

Sydney John Bunney (1877 – 24 April 1928) was an English late Impressionist artist who left over 500 drawings of early 20th-century Coventry.

Biography Little is known of Bunney's life. He was born in Coventry, the third child of George Bunney, a ribbon warehouseman, and his wife, Eliza. In 1892, he was a student at Coventry School of Art. He maintained contact with the school for many years, becoming the first Secretary to the school's sketch club in April 1907. Bunney also worked as an accountant and later became a cashier at the Auto Machinery Company Limited in Coventry and lived at 154 Albany Road, Earlsdon. Most of these pieces are small and intimate works of art.

He had great difficulty in having his work exhibited at any of the big shows, such as those at the Royal Academy, and interest in his work largely waned before he was rediscovered in the late 20th century.