Rosa Bonheur
French, 1822–1899
Born in Bordeaux; died in Thomery.
Bonheur trained with her father, the painter Raymond Bonheur, and studied animals closely in fields, markets and slaughterhouses, obtaining police permission to wear trousers for the purpose. The Horse Fair, shown at the Salon of 1853, brought her international fame, and she became the most celebrated woman artist of her day and the first to receive the Legion of Honour for her art. She lived and worked for decades at By, near Fontainebleau, in the commune of Thomery.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1845–1899
- Mostly
- Drawing and Watercolor, Paintings
- Courtesy of
- The Art Institute of Chicago, The Met
