Lot 181
Rosa Bonheur (1822 1899) was the most famous female painter of her time. Initially a dressmaker, Bonheur learned about art from her father. She was born in Bordeaux, France, in the middle of a practicing Saint-Simonian family, which is a Christian-socialist sect that believed in the equalitarian education of men and women. They even expected a female messiah; moreso, all members of her family were artists and her father was friend with Francisco de Goya. This constant practice would determine Bonheurs future artistic career painting domestic animals. She studied in several art schools and, in 1855, she ended The horse fair. Thanks to this one, she immediately gained international fame and recognition, which allowed her to meet Queen Victoria, a admirer of her work. Is a huge painting, around 2,5 x 5m, where we see an auction for buying horses in the Boulevard lHôpital , in Paris; where Bonheur went twice a week to draw dressed like a man to avoid the attention from the traders. Here we see a scene where there are horses displayed right to be sold. As the buyers are almost unnoticeable in the right side of the picture, the motif of the painting is the relation between people and animals or, lets say, the relation between the civilized and wild worlds. Some of the characters are trying to tame the animals (far left); some quietly walk next to them (centre-left); there are some who fight them (center); and others, with more experience, can control 2 horses with no effort (centre-right). The scene is really dynamic; the horses and the dust make us feel the movement, contrary to the static of the trees and the spectators. We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS
- Dimensions: 10" x 21.5" and 14.5" x 32.5" framed
- Condition: Very Good Condition with no visible damage to the print
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