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. He was also the director of the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena,[1] and the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego.[3]

David Bull was born in Bristol,[4] the son of a banker and studied art and design at the West of England College of Art.[5] Bull worked for the National Gallery, London, and in 1981 started his own conservation firm Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Inc. with his wife, conservator Teresa Longyear.[6][7] In 1984 he moved to Washington, D.C. and became the head of conservation at the National Gallery of Art.[8]

Bull notably worked on Raphael's the Madonna of the Pinks.[9]

Publications

  • Plesters, Joyce; Bull, David (1990). The Feast of the Gods: Conservation, Examination and Interpretation. National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.). National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.). ISBN 9780894681448.
  • Bull, David; Plesters, Joyce; Brown, J. Carter; Doumato, Lamia (1990). "Monograph Series II: The Feast of the Gods: Conservation, Examination, and Interpretation". Studies in the History of Art. 40: 3–106. ISSN 0091-7338.

References

  1. ^ a b "In memoriam David Bull (March 5, 1934 – Dec. 28, 2024)". The Leiden Collection. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  2. ^ Edgers, Geoff. "Art expert is best-selling author's secret weapon". Norwich Bulletin. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  3. ^ "David Bull in charge at the Timken". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 30, 2014. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ^ Stiebel, Gerald G. "The Conservator and The Novelist". Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  5. ^ Swinbourne, Anna (March 19, 2025). "David Bull, 1934–2024". The New Criterion. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ^ Writer, Staff. "Art restorer helps author paint character accurately". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. ^ "About". Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Inc. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  8. ^ "Obituary: David Bull | 1 International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works". iiconservation.org. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  9. ^ "David Bull in charge at the Timken". The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 30, 2014. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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