Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) El Cid 1879 Oil on canvas, 95 x 76 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid During the Franco-Prussian War, Rosa Bonheur developed a singular fondness for lions. According to Anna Klumpke, her partner in the final years of her…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Étude de cheval bai (Study of a Bay Horse) s.d. Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Taureau marchant (Walking Bull) 2nd half of the 19th century Bronze, imitation of brown patina, 18 x 32 x 12 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) La Ferme à l’entrée du bois (The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood) 1860–1880 Oil on fabric, 28.4 x 40.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Bonheur‘s artistic work led her to pastures, fairs, and even slaughterhouses—unlikely…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Étude d’un chien (Study of a Dog) possibly 1860s Oil on canvas, 33.3 x 28.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Bonheur was renowned for her animal paintings. She may have seen the long-eared terrier that is the…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) La foire aux chevaux (The Horse Fair) 1855 Oil on canvas, 120 × 254.6 cm National Gallery, London This is a painting of sheer animal power. Brilliant white light builds up the turbulence and excitement of the scene.…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Lion c.1880 Bronze, 39.4 × 55.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Bétail au repos sur une colline des Alpes (Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps) 1885 Oil on canvas, 54.9 × 66.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Cheval bai cerise (Cherry Bay Horse) c.1890 Oil on canvas, 45.4 x 55.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Bélier (Ram) c.1845–1850 Oil on canvas, 34.29 × 39.37 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis