This major national and international event honours an extraordinary, innovative and inspiring artist. A true icon of women’s liberation, Rosa Bonheur placed the living world at the heart of her work and her existence. She was committed to the recognition of animals in their uniqueness. With her great technical mastery, she was able to render both the anatomy and the psychology of animals. This exhibition allows the public to (re)discover the power and richness of her art, as well as her life as a free woman, which has become mythical, and her work, which is formidably popular in the United States and England.
Dates:
18 May-18 September 2022: Galerie des Beaux-Arts and North Wing of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux > website (in English)
17 October 2022-15 January 2023: Musée d’Orsay, Paris > website (in English)
See also the exhibition Rosa Bonheur intime [Rosa Bonheur, an insight into the private world of her work and her daily life] at the Château de Rosa Bonheur, Thoméry [Paris Region], 21 September 2022 – 31 January 2023 (reservation obligatory).