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The captivating home at 55 Blessington St is for sale, where artist David Bromley used to live.
A St Kilda house with a dining room mural painted by former resident and famed artist David Bromley has been listed for sale with an $8.4m-$8.95m asking price.
The 55 Blessington St residence was home to Bromley from 2008-2011, and was owned by renowned painter Albert Tucker AO who used the garden stables as a studio for his work and his wife Barbara Tucker from 1979-2008.
Tucker was an expressionist artist whose works today hang in venues including the Heide Museum and the National Gallery of Australia.
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Bromley is one of Australia’s most famous living artists, known for his painting and sculpture, and has been an Archibald Prize finalist on six occasions.
While many know his works, few have seen the piece he left behind on the dining room wall of the St Kilda home he used to live in.
55 Blessington St, St Kilda – for herald sun real estate
Artist David Bromley used to live at the property and painted the mural in the dining room. Picture- Nicole Cleary
Depicting many of his classic themes, the mural is displayed across the fireplace and walls to provide a unique backdrop for dinner parties.
The three-bedroom main house has two other living zones and a study, while the double-storey stables at the rear offer a self-contained space with a fourth bedroom, additional living zone and a kitchenette.
There are three bathrooms spread across the two buildings.
The artist’s handiwork sets the scene in the dining room.
Kay & Burton’s Tom Staughton is handling the listing known as Woodside and said he’d recently had a surreal moment looking at some of Tucker’s works at the National Gallery in Canberra and knowing he would soon be selling the studio space where those works could well have been painted.
Mr Staughton said the stables in particular had a lingering creative “vibe” and the St Kilda Gardens across the road would also provide a perfect space for budding artists to find subjects for their work.
55 Blessington St, St Kilda – for herald sun real estate
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“But the home still reflects family living,” he said.
“The buyer will be very much someone looking to be in the bayside area with schools and gardens nearby.
The outdoor area with space to sit and enjoy the serenity.
“And they will embrace the heritage of the home.”
The 1868-built home was designed by architect George R Johnson for grocery store owner Daniel Tuomy who was charged for selling alcohol illegally and on two occasions becoming insolvent before starting a legal wine and spirit business that put him on a path to business success that culminated with him buying Camberwell’s Palace Hotel.
Subsequent owners included Michael Gousdensky Salmon, who also twice became insolvent, and fathered Ramsay Salmon — a member of Australia’s first ice hockey team.
Bookmaker Barnett Coleman also called the property home in the 1900s.
The block spans a rare-for-the-area 1177sq m.
The house at 88 Blessington St, complete with its own private Bromley artwork, is for sale via expressions of interest closing at 5pm on October 29.
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