Meadow and Sheep by Rosa Bonheur Print

Enhance your space with a print of Meadow and Sheep by Rosa Bonheur from the Philbrook Art & Gardens collection. This work is reproduced upon demand using a museum approved high resolution image, printed on matte finish fine art paper surrounded by a white border. Please select your preferred size from the options below and a print will be custom made to your order. 

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Rosa Bonheur created carefully detailed paintings of animals in the French countryside. France was becoming more industrialized, but in her work, Bonheur presented a traditional, rural identity of France. Instead of painting idealized or "perfect" versions of animals, however, Bonheur painted them as she saw them in the fields - naturally grimy and unkempt. Bonheur's work gained popular acclaim and commanded high prices. Financial success allowed her to live and work independently, which was exceedingly rare for a woman in the 19th century. Here, she paints sheep against a dramatic sky, giving them a powerful presence and sense of nobility. 

Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899), Meadow and Sheep, 1891. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Museum purchase 1946.43.