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Date

1873

Artist

Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.410

Description

Rosa Bonheur was the first woman artist to receive the Cross of the French Legion of Honor, a French civilian and military decoration. She achieved great official and commercial success, especially for her carefully finished and naturalistic paintings of animals. This watercolor displays Bonheur's technical mastery and her close study of anatomy, as well as her appreciation for the natural beauty of the horses. The animals are arranged in a shallow frieze across the long composition, and their manicured tails, along with the riders' costumes and the finely-wrought iron fence, identify them as stock from the historic national breeding stables._x000D_
Medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite_x000D_
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.9 x 56.7 cm (10 3/16 x 22 5/16 in.)_x000D_
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin_x000D_
Accesion Number: 2008.41

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

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Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

France

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