Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur

French · 1822–1899 · Painter, Printmaker

Rosa Bonheur was a French painter, sculptor and animalier. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Salon of 1849, and now in the Musée d'Orsay… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Rosa Bonheur, Emigration de Bisons (Amérique), 1897, tempera and pastel on canvasEmigration de Bisons (Amérique)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · $773,500≈ £622,485≈ €694,469Sign up to see
  2. Tete de LionneBrunk Auctions · $85,000≈ £63,014≈ €72,175Sign up to see
  3. UntitledHelmuth Stone Gallery · $66,150$52,500 + $13,650 premium≈ £52,083≈ €63,018Sign up to see

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  1. Rosa Bonheur, Scottish Cattle, Engraving
    Scottish Cattle
    Engraving
    9 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 623
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
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About Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur was a French painter, sculptor and animalier. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Salon of 1849, and now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and The Horse Fair, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century. She made sculptures in a realist style.

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In museum collections

  • Rosa Bonheur, The Horse FairThe Horse Fair, 1852–55
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Rosa Bonheur, A Limier Briquet HoundA Limier Briquet Hound, ca. 1856
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Rosa Bonheur, Weaning the CalvesWeaning the Calves, 1879
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Rosa Bonheur, Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue)Shorn Ewe (Brebis Tondue), modeled ca. 1842, cast probably before 1891
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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