Lot 174
  • 174

Rosa Bonheur

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Rosa Bonheur
  • Study of a Goat, Goats Grazing and Study of a Bull seen from the side (three works)
  • each: stamped Rosa Bonheur; second and third: with the vente wax seal on the backing
  • watercolor and graphite on paper
  • the largest: 9 3/4 by 12 1/2 in. (24.7 by 31.8 cm)
  • the smallest: 6 3/4 by 7 3/4 in. (17.1 by 19.7 cm)

Provenance

the second: Estate of the Artist (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 30 - June 2, 1900, lot 985)
the third: Estate of the Artist (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 30 - June 2, 1900, lot 1425)

Condition

Study of a Goat: watercolor and graphite on paper- 6 3/4 by 7 3/4 inch, good condition, hinged from behind to the backing, slightly yellowed paper. Goats Grazing: 9 3/4 by 12 1/2 inch, watercolor on paper, good condition, hinges from top back to backing, yellowed paper some foxing. Study of a Bull seen from the side: 8 by 11 1/2 inch, graphite and watercolor on paper, good condition, light struck paper, hinged at back top to backing.
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