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Bonheur, Rosa - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

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Portrait of Bonheur, Rosa

Bonheur, Rosa

1822–1899

Nationality: France

Born: 1822, Bordeaux

Died: 1899, Thomery

Gender: female

Movements

Occupations

draftsperson

head teacher

painter

sculptor

artist

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Biography

Comment on works: animals

Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons

Notable Works

The Horse Fair

Artworks

11 artworks

Highlighted Work(1)

Museum Highlight

The Horse Fair

1852–55

All Artworks

Weaning the Calves

Weaning the Calves

1879

A Limier Briquet Hound

A Limier Briquet Hound

ca. 1856

Study for The Horse Fair

Study for The Horse Fair

c. 1850

Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps

Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps

1885

Bearded, bare-chested male figure, study for "The Horse Fair"

Bearded, bare-chested male figure, study for "The Horse Fair"

1852–53

Illustrated letter to M. Roland

Illustrated letter to M. Roland

1840–99

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

1840–99

Study for "The Horse Fair"

Study for "The Horse Fair"

19th century

Landscape with Cattle

Landscape with Cattle

Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue)

Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue)

modeled ca. 1842, cast probably before 1891

Walking Bull

modeled 1846

The Legend of the Wolves

The Legend of the Wolves

1890s

Cattle in the Auvergne

Cattle in the Auvergne

1867

Ewe, or A Grazing Sheep

Ewe, or A Grazing Sheep

model second half 19th century

The Call of the Stag

The Call of the Stag

1890s

Lion

c. 1880

Chief Returning from a Bison Hunt and other Studies

Chief Returning from a Bison Hunt and other Studies

c. 1890

Sketches of Cows

Sketches of Cows

n.d.

Rosa Bonheur

1896

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