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ANNA KLUMPKE. rosa bonheur

Rosa Bonheur. Artist: Anna Klumpke (American, San Francisco, California 1856-1942 San Francisco, California). Dimensions: 46 1/8 x 38 5/8 in. (117.2 x 98.1 cm). Date: 1898.
Having studied at the Académie Julian intermittently from 1880 until 1888 and worked as a portraitist in Boston, Klumpke returned to France in 1898 to execute a portrait of Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), the French animalier whom she had long admired. Shown at her easel, Bonheur wears on her jacket her medal of the Order of the Legion of Honor. The two women became companions at château de By, Bonheur's home near Fontainebleau. Upon Bonheur's death, Klumpke inherited her residence and studio and dedicated herself to promoting Bonheur's legacy.

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Author: ANNA KLUMPKE (1856-1942)

Title: rosa bonheur

Caption: Rosa Bonheur. Artist: Anna Klumpke (American, San Francisco, California 1856-1942 San Francisco, California). Dimensions: 46 1/8 x 38 5/8 in. (117.2 x 98.1 cm). Date: 1898. Having studied at the Académie Julian intermittently from 1880 until 1888 and worked as a portraitist in Boston, Klumpke returned to France in 1898 to execute a portrait of Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), the French animalier whom she had long admired. Shown at her easel, Bonheur wears on her jacket her medal of the Order of the Legion of Honor. The two women became companions at château de By, Bonheur's home near Fontainebleau. Upon Bonheur's death, Klumpke inherited her residence and studio and dedicated herself to promoting Bonheur's legacy.

Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3398 × 4082 px | 39.7 MB

Print size: 28.8 × 34.6 cm | 1337.8 × 1607.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE • ANNA KLUMPKE • CANVAS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINTINGS • PAINTINGS • UNITED STATES