European Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures

European Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures

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Property from a Private California Collection

ROSA BONHEUR | BOUQUETS D’ARBRES DANS LA PRAIRIE

Lot Closed

October 15, 05:08 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private California Collection

ROSA BONHEUR

French

1822 - 1899

BOUQUETS D’ARBRES DANS LA PRAIRIE


indistinctly signed R... Bonheur (lower left); with the wax Vente Bonheur stamp on the reverse

oil on paper laid down on canvas

canvas: 13¾ by 11 in.; 33.9 by 27.9 cm

framed: 22 by 24¼ in.; 55.8 by 61.5 cm


We would like to thank Annie-Paule Quinsac for kindly contributing to this catalogue entry and confirming the authenticity of this work.  

Please note the work is correctly titled Bouquets d’arbres dans la prairie and has additional catalogue information.

The artist's estate

Jerry Malzahn

Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills

Acquired from the above

Rosa Bonheur used sketches and studies, like the present work, to inform finished paintings. The present work is a particularly nuanced study of light as an approaching storm casts strong shadow against the trees. The technique suggests the influence of John Constable whom Bonheur greatly admired. While it is difficult to date Bonheur’s sketches, the color choices, compositional technique, and lively brushwork suggest it was painted in the 1850s.