Simon Bussy
(1870-1954), Artist; husband of Dorothy StracheySitter in 25 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Simon Bussy was a French painter of portraits, landscapes and animals. He won a local scholarship to study art and subsequently studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under E. Delaunay, then under Gustave Moreau; his fellow-pupils Matisse and Rouault became his lifelong friends. Bussy married Dorothea Strachey in 1903 and afterwards lived in the South of France, spending the summers in England and Scotland. He made portraits of members of the Bloomsbury circle, Paul Valery, Andre Gide and others, but eventually turned almost entirely to landscapes.
More on Simon Bussy: The Bloomsbury Group book in our Shops
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140870
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140873
Dorothy Bussy (née Strachey); Simon Bussy; André Gide
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140872
Lady Ottoline Morrell; Julian Vinogradoff (née Morrell); André Gide; Simon Bussy and an unknown man
by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140874
Simon Bussy and an unknown woman
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1920
NPG Ax140894
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1920
NPG Ax140895
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1920
NPG Ax140896
Simon Bussy; Dorothy Bussy (née Strachey)
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1920
NPG Ax140897
Simon Bussy and an unknown woman
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1920
NPG Ax140898
Simon Bussy; Vanessa Bell; Duncan Grant
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG x141318
Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141303
Lady Ottoline Morrell with friends
possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141306
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141309
Simon Bussy; Vanessa Bell; Duncan Grant with Lady Ottoline Morrell's pug Soie
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141317
Simon Bussy; Vanessa Bell; Duncan Grant
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1922
NPG Ax141318
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1935
NPG Ax143850
Simon Bussy; Dame Ethel Mary Smyth
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
NPG Ax143892
Simon Bussy; Dame Ethel Mary Smyth
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1935
NPG Ax143893
Tell us more back to top
Can you tell us more about this person? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.
If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service.
Please note that we cannot provide valuations.
We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.