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Rosa Bonheur
French artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) was a French painter. She is known for detailed paintings of animals.[1]
Bonheur was born on 16 March 1822 in Bordeaux, France. Many people in her family were artists. Her father taught her to paint.[2] At that time it was unusual for women to be painters.[3]
Bonheur became very good at painting images of animals and making sculptures of animals. She showed and sold her work at the Paris Salon.[3] In 1852 began painting her best-known image The Horse Fair.[1] The painting is called monumental because it is so large. It is around 8 feet (2.4 metres) tall and 16 feet (4.9 metres) wide.[4] In 1865 Bonheur was given the cross of the Legion of Honour.[3]
Bonheur died on 25 May 1899 in Thomery, France.[5]
In 2022 the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux together with the Musée d'Orsay in Paris held a retrospective of Bonheur's work.[6] The show was held on Bonheur's bicentenary (200th birthday).[7][8]