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Tracing of Five Bulls with Annotations
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This drawing is evidence of Bonheur’s studio practice. Taught art by her father, like four of her five siblings, Bonheur was often assisted by her sister and two of her brothers, as well as her partner, Nathalie Micas. Executed on thin paper, this drawing is in fact a tracing, which Bonheur has annotated with red and blue lines and instructions for how the composition should be refined in versions to follow. Micas would transfer approved compositions onto canvas for Bonheur, or her siblings to finish.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2012 | Public Property. |
| 2005-2006 | The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; mounted; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (27.1 x 38.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2365