1822-1899 Realism,French,French painter and sculptor. She received her training from her father, Raymond Bonheur (d 1849), an artist and ardent Saint-Simonian who encouraged her artistic career and independence. Precocious and talented, she began making copies in the Louvre at the age of 14 and first exhibited at the Salon in 1841. Her sympathetic portrayal of animals was influenced by prevailing trends in natural history (e.g. Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) and her deep affinity for animals, especially horses. Bonheur's art, as part of the Realist current that emerged in the 1840s, was grounded in direct observation of nature and meticulous draughtsmanship. She kept a small menagerie, frequented slaughterhouses and dissected animals to gain anatomical knowledge. Although painting was her primary medium, she also sculpted, or modelled, studies of animals, several of which were exhibited at the Salons, including a bronze Study for a Bull and Sheep .
mk248 en av bonbeurs mest byllande malningar. den ar baserad pa bennes egna studier ocb ar ocksa insp inspiread av potter, en nederlandsk djurmalare fran 1600 talet. uppbojdbeten bos ualdidiga, arbetande djuren verkar overtraffa effektiviteten bos de man som driver pa dem.
mk248 en av bonbeurs mest byllande malningar. den ar baserad pa bennes egna studier ocb ar ocksa insp inspiread av potter, en nederlandsk djurmalare fran 1600 talet. uppbojdbeten bos ualdidiga, arbetande djuren verkar overtraffa effektiviteten bos de man som driver pa dem.
mk250 In the year 1853-1855. Oil on canvas, about 244.5 x 506.7 cm. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
mk250 In the year 1853-1855. Oil on canvas, about 244.5 x 506.7 cm. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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View of a Field
View of a Field
Painting ID:: 73784
Date between 1850(1850) and 1855(1855)
Medium Oil on paper
Dimensions 16.8 X 31.3 cm (6.61 X 12.32 in)
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Date between 1850(1850) and 1855(1855)
Medium Oil on paper
Dimensions 16.8 X 31.3 cm (6.61 X 12.32 in)
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Wild Boars in the Snow
Wild Boars in the Snow
Painting ID:: 92707
Date c. 1870(1870)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 21 X 30.5 cm (8.3 X 12 in)
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Date c. 1870(1870)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 21 X 30.5 cm (8.3 X 12 in)
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1822-1899 Realism,French,French painter and sculptor. She received her training from her father, Raymond Bonheur (d 1849), an artist and ardent Saint-Simonian who encouraged her artistic career and independence. Precocious and talented, she began making copies in the Louvre at the age of 14 and first exhibited at the Salon in 1841. Her sympathetic portrayal of animals was influenced by prevailing trends in natural history (e.g. Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) and her deep affinity for animals, especially horses. Bonheur's art, as part of the Realist current that emerged in the 1840s, was grounded in direct observation of nature and meticulous draughtsmanship. She kept a small menagerie, frequented slaughterhouses and dissected animals to gain anatomical knowledge. Although painting was her primary medium, she also sculpted, or modelled, studies of animals, several of which were exhibited at the Salons, including a bronze Study for a Bull and Sheep .