Rosa Bonheur.

Rosa Bonheur.

Flammarion, Musée d'Orsay
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N° d'inventaire 26115
Format 21 x 28
Détails 288 p., publisher's hardcover.
Publication Paris, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782080280961
A fascinating personality, Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is the artist of paradoxes. An extraordinary creator who is still too little known, she was nevertheless the best animal artist of her time and knew how to impose her freedom and independence in the very restrictive 19th century.
Without anthropomorphism or sentimentality, her paintings and drawings breathe life into the animals she tirelessly observed. More than ever, in the 21st century, looking at Rosa Bonheur's art allows us a new encounter with the living, and helps us better inhabit the world.
Produced on the occasion of the bicentenary of the artist's birth, this polyphonic work welcomes numerous specialists at the crossroads of various disciplinary fields in order to reveal all the richness and modernity of Rosa Bonheur.
A fascinating personality, Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is the artist of paradoxes. An extraordinary creator who is still too little known, she was nevertheless the best animal artist of her time and knew how to impose her freedom and independence in the very restrictive 19th century.
Without anthropomorphism or sentimentality, her paintings and drawings breathe life into the animals she tirelessly observed. More than ever, in the 21st century, looking at Rosa Bonheur's art allows us a new encounter with the living, and helps us better inhabit the world.
Produced on the occasion of the bicentenary of the artist's birth, this polyphonic work welcomes numerous specialists at the crossroads of various disciplinary fields in order to reveal all the richness and modernity of Rosa Bonheur.