Artist: Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
Nationality: French
Movement: Realism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Rosa Bonheur trained under her father, Raymond and showed initial talent. In 1841, she first exhibited at the Salon at the young age of nineteen. After her show, The Horse Fair, which traveled in Britain and the United States, she gained recognition for her work and her feminist views. Bonheur became the first female member of the Legion of honor in 1865.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Rosa Bonheur, Grazing Ewe, circa 1846
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Rosa Bonheur, Stag on the Watch , circa 1883
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rosa Bonheur (Marie-Rosalie Bonheur) Title: Royalty at Home Date: 1885 Medium: watercolor with white
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Rosa Bonheur, Head of a Royal Tiger, mid 19th century
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Rosa Bonheur, Two Male Figures, circa 1850 - 1857
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Weaning the Calves, 1879 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 25 5/8 x 32 in.
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
AndrÈ Adolphe EugËne DisdÈri, Portrait of the artist Rosa Bonheur, circa 1871
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Horse Fair, 1853-55 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 96 1/4 x 199 1/2
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Limier Briquet Hound, ca. 1880 Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)Oil on canvas; 14 1/2 x
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rosa Bonheur Title: Palette Date: 19th century Medium: oil on wood palette Dimensions: H.20-3/16
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Rosa Bonheur - Sheep by the Sea 1865 oil on cradled panel National Museum of Women in the Arts French
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Rosa Bonheur - Palette 19th century oil on wood palette Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Rosa Bonheur - The Horse Fair 1855 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Rosa Bonheur - Landscape with Deer 1887 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Rosa Bonheur - The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood late 1800's oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Rosa Bonheur - Wild Boars in the Snow c. 1872-77 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art French
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
George Barbier, Eventails., pl. 15 from the set Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 (Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924)Le Bonheur Du Jour Pour 1920. Pl. 15: Eventails, 1924
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Salvator Rosa , The Genius of Salvator Rosa, circa 1662
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Salvator Rosa , The Genius of Salvator Rosa, circa 1662
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Roberto Matta - La Rosa 1943 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Chilean
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Charles Vernier, Les Lanciers - Quel bonheur!...., 1858
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Salvator Rosa , Jason and the Dragon, after the etching by Salvator Rosa, 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Environs of Fontainebleau: Woodland and Cattle Auguste-François Bonheur (French, 1824-1884)Oil on canvas; 104 1/2 x
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Anonymous, Fariboles - Fais mon bonheur!... Èpouse-moi!, 19th century
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Augustus Vincent Tack - Rosa Mystica c. 1923 oil on canvas, on wo Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Boris Anisfeld, The Bluebird: costume for a dancing girl, "Bonheur de Soleil" in Scene IV, 1919
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J. Saudeur, Le 13eme arrondissement - Jamais une seul moment de bonheur, 19th century
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Charles Vernier, Au Bal de L"Opera: Un monsieur, ecrase sous le poids de son bonheur., 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Self-portrait Salvator Rosa (Italian, Neapolitan, 1615-1673)Oil on canvas; 39 x 31 1/4 in. (99.1 x
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HonorÈ Daumier, Vois-tu, mon ami . . . il n"y a quue deux Èlemens.. de bonheur... no. 12 from the series Les canotiers parisiens, 1843
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Antoine Louis Romanet, Quel bonheur effroyable . . . from Irene, Act III, Scene 6, 18th - 19th century
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Clement Pierre Marillier, Menocrate, tu va devoir ton bonheur a mes crimes - one from set of 86 engravings, 18th - 19th century
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Cham (AmÈdÈe Charles Henri de NoÈ), A la guerre comme a la guerre: Y a des gens qui ont du bonheur!, 19th century
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George Barbier, L*Arc-en-Ciel., pl. 6 from the set Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 (Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924), 1920
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George Barbier, Le Go°t des Laques., pl. 9 from the set Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 (Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924), 1920
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Salvator Rosa , (copy after)The Dream of Aeneas, from the suite Serie de LXXXV disegni in varie grandezze composti dal celebre pittore Salvator Rosa, 1780
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Salvator Rosa , Democritus in Meditation, 1662
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George Barbier, Table of contents for the set , Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 (Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924), 1920
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Salvator Rosa , Landscape, 17 - 18th century
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George Barbier, Wrapper for the set , Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 ((Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924), circa 1920

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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van Gogh Museum: Fierce friends: Artists & animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1900
During the 18th and 19th centuries the relationship between the human and animal kingdoms changed profoundly as a result of the Industrial Revolution, the discovery of dinosaur bones and fossils, and the spread of Darwin's theory of evolution. Wit...
Bibliotheque Gabrielle-Roy: Call to Artists: Happiness and Pretence - A Mail Art Exhibition
No artist's fees will be paid. Works must be received by mail. Required format: postcard 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm). All works relating to the theme will be exhibited and none will be returned to their creators. Please create your work from withi...
Walter Anderson Museum of Art: Daring From Within: The Art of American Women from the Sellars Collection
A sheltered life can be a daring life . . . for all serious daring starts from within. These words closed Eudora Welty's biographical sketch, One Writer's Beginnings, which she delivered at Harvard University in 1983. Welty came from a shel...

Further Artwork and Information:

Rosa Bonheur Online
The Rosa Bonheur Webpage
Rosa Bonheur
www.nmwa.org/legacy/bios/bbonheur.htm
ROSA BONHEUR
ROSA BONHEUR sa vie, ses oeuvres...
Rosa Bonheur - 19th Century French Sculptor
Rosa Bonheur (1755 - 1834) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Women in Art, Rosa Bonheur
Amazon.co.uk: Books: Rosa Bonheur

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