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Rosa Bonheur

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Rosa Bonheur was a French painter, sculptor and animalier who lived from 1822 to 1899 and was widely considered the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1849, and The Horse Fair, exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She specialized in depicting animals with careful anatomical observation, and she also made sculptures in a realist style. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Female 1
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Painting, Art Forms
Source Rosa Bonheur (Wikipedia)
Sculpture, Art Forms
Source Rosa Bonheur (Wikipedia)

Works Created

The Horse Fair, Works
Source The Horse Fair (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bordeaux, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, nationality there.
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1. Rosa Bonheur (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century.
  • Gender reference
    Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1849, and The Horse Fair, exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
  • Practices: Painting, lead paragraph
    Rosa Bonheur (born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur; 16 March 1822-25 May 1899) 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'Or
  • Practices: Sculpture, lead paragraph
    Rosa Bonheur (born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur; 16 March 1822-25 May 1899) 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'Or
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Wikidata: Rosa Bonheur
Wikidata Q241732, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
The Horse Fair (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: The Horse Fair, lead paragraph
Quote, Works Created: The Horse Fair, lead paragraph
The Horse Fair is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur, begun in 1852 and first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1853. Bonheur added some finishing touches in 1855. The large work measures 96.25 in × 199.5 in (24
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