David Bull (art restorer)

David Bull (March 5, 1934 – December 28, 2024) was an English conservator of old master paintings, and an author.[1][2] He worked with the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Bull stepped in as director of the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California 1980–1981,[1][3][4] and served as visiting director at the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego in 2014–2015.[5][6]

David Bull was born in Bristol, England,[7] the son of a banker, and studied art and design at the West of England College of Art.[8] Bull worked for the National Gallery, London, and in 1981 founded his own conservation firm, Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Inc. with his wife, the conservator Teresa Longyear.[9][10] In 1984 he moved to Washington to lead the department of painting conservation at the National Gallery of Art[11] through 1999.[12][13]

Bull notably performed conservation treatment on Raphael's Madonna of the Pinks.[5]

Publications

  • Bull, David (1993). "The Feast of the Gods: Conservation and Investigation". In Manca, Joseph (ed.). Titian 500. Studies in the History of Art. Vol. 45. Washington: National Gallery of Art. pp. 367–373. ISBN 089468194X. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  • Bull, David; Plesters, Joyce (1990). The Feast of the Gods: Conservation, Examination and Interpretation. Studies in the History of Art. Vol. 40. Washington: National Gallery of Art. ISBN 9780894681448.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  • Bull, David (2013). Barbour, Daphne; Gifford, E. Melanie (eds.). "The Cleaning and Restoration of Jan van Eyck's Washington Annunciation". Facture. Vol. 1. Washington. pp. 156–166. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

References

  1. ^ a b Wheelock, Arthur K. Jr. (January 22, 2025). "In memoriam David Bull (March 5, 1934 – Dec. 28, 2024)". The Leiden Collection. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Edgers, Geoff (January 23, 2015). "Art Expert Is Best-Selling Author's Secret Weapon". Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Glueck, Grace (February 24, 1980). "The Simon Museum--'The Fief of a Private Acquisitor'". The New York Times. Vol. 139. p. A27. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. ^ Glueck, Grace (March 6, 1981). "Art People". The New York Times. Vol. 140. p. C20. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Chute, James (December 30, 2014). "David Bull in Charge at the Timken". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Chute, James (May 11, 2015). "Megan Pogue Moves to Timken". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  7. ^ Stiebel, Gerald G. (August 22, 2021). "The Conservator and The Novelist". Missives from the Art World / Gerald Stiebel. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  8. ^ Swinbourne, Anna (April 2025). "David Bull, 1934–2024". The New Criterion. 43 (8): 78–80. ISSN 0734-0222.
  9. ^ Edgars, Geoff (January 18, 2015). "Art Restorer Helps Author Paint Character Accurately". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  10. ^ "About". Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Wheelock, Arthur K. Jr. (April 14, 2025). "Obituary: David Bull". International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Other Departmental Reports: Conservation Division" (PDF). National Gallery of Art Annual Report 1985: 105. 1986. ISBN 0894680927.
  13. ^ "Staff" (PDF). National Gallery of Art Annual Report 1999: 89. February 2000. ISBN 0894680927.
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