Lot 137
  • 137

Rosa Bonheur French, 1822-1899

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rosa Bonheur
  • head of a calf
  • signed u.r.: Rosa Bonheur and further signed with initials and dated l.l.: RB 1878; stamped with the artist's studio sale seal on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 46.5 by 55 cm.; 18¼ by 21¼ in.

Provenance

Artist's Studio Sale, Paris, 1900;
Victor Franses Gallery, London

Condition

Original canvas and in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no visible retouching. Held in a simple gold painted frame.
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