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Rosa Bonheur

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Rosa Bonheur’s Animal Instinct 

Avatar photo by Bridget Quinn January 4, 2023January 7, 2023

Her art demonstrates a grasp of animal nature beyond picturesque figures in a landscape or sentimental stand-ins for human emotion.

Posted inNews

Who’s Afraid of Rosa Bonheur’s Sexual Identity?

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 19, 2022October 21, 2022

In the wake of a new retrospective, some are criticizing the way in which the artist’s relationships with women are being discussed.

Posted inArt

The Portrait That Forged a “Divine Marriage” Between Two 19th-Century Women Painters

Avatar photo by Karen Chernick April 16, 2018April 13, 2018

In 1898, Anna Klumpke painted a portrait of the French artist Rosa Bonheur. The partnership that followed shaped both their artistic legacies.

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160 Years Before the Frida Kahlo Barbie, a Rosa Bonheur Doll Celebrated a Queer Woman Painter

Avatar photo by Karen Chernick March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Victorian-era American girls loved the porcelain-faced version of Bonheur, which by the 1860s was a hit.

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An Illustrated Guide to Linda Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”

Avatar photo by Tiernan Morgan & Lauren Purje May 23, 2017July 26, 2022

First published in ARTnews in 1971, Nochlin’s essay is considered to be one of the first major works of feminist art history.

Posted inOpinion

Not as Famous, or Lesser-known Relatives of Well-known Artists

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 27, 2011June 2, 2011

Dik F. Liu is a Williamsburg-based artist who has compiled a fascinating list on his Facebook profile page of what he has termed the “Not as Famous – Lesser known relatives of well-known artists.” He has allowed us to publish a number of the gems he’s found. Love triangles, same-sex spouses, illegitimate children, there’s a lot of juicy stuff here.

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