Solo show
In the Open Air – Rosa Bonheur and the Bühler-Brockhaus Collection in a New Light
15 Sep 2022 — 7 May 2023 at Museum der bildenden Künste
· Leipzig
This temporary exhibition at the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (2022–2023) brings together works by the celebrated French artist Rosa Bonheur with pieces from the Bühler-Brockhaus Collection, casting both in a new light.
Known for her monumental depictions of animals and rural life painted outdoors, Bonheur was one of the most acclaimed painters of the 19th century. The exhibition invites visitors to reconsider her legacy alongside the broader context of naturalist and plein-air painting represented in the collection.
Known for her monumental depictions of animals and rural life painted outdoors, Bonheur was one of the most acclaimed painters of the 19th century. The exhibition invites visitors to reconsider her legacy alongside the broader context of naturalist and plein-air painting represented in the collection.
About the artist
Rosa Bonheur
1822–1899 · realism
Rosa Bonheur was a French artist known best as a painter of animals (animalière). She also made sculptures in a realist style. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Salon of 1849, and now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and The Horse Fair, which was exhibited at…
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Museum der bildenden Künste
· Leipzig
The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity.