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Rosa Bonheur (born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur; 16 March 1822 – 25 May 1899) was a French artist known best as a painter of animals (animalière). She also made sculptures in a realist style . [ 1 ]
The Horse Fair is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur, begun in 1852 and first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1853. Bonheur added some finishing touches in 1855. Bonheur added some finishing touches in 1855.
The work measures 244.8 cm × 175 cm (96.4 in × 68.9 in). In the catalogue for an auction sale at Christie's in 2017, it was described as "Perhaps among the most important paintings by the renowned animalier Rosa Bonheur remaining in private hands" and "considered by the artist herself to be one of her masterpieces".
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Pages in category "Paintings by Rosa Bonheur" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.
The life of Rosa Bonheur, a trailblazing feminist and artist who rose to fame in 19th century France, will be played by Melanie Laurent in a sprawling period movie directed by Fabienne Berthaud.
Rosa Bonheur made the painting by commission of the French government [3] [7] for 3000 francs; [8] it was shown in the Salon in 1849, [9] where it won her a First Medal. [10] N. D'Anvers repeats an apparently well-known story, that it was inspired by the opening scene of George Sand's novel La Mare au Diable (1846), which features oxen ploughing a landscape with the author's commentary, "a ...
The painting moved back to France when the Duke returned from exile in 1871, and was installed in the painting gallery of his Château de Chantilly, where it still hangs. The duke and the artist had the opportunity to meet afterwards during a dinner organized at the castle on April 22, 1894. [2] Rosa Bonheur traveled to the Pyrenees several times.