About ‘Sheep by the Sea, Rosa Bonheur’
Sheep by the Sea, Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur created “Sheep by the Sea” following a trip through the Scottish Highlands in the summer of 1855. In painting this complacent flock of sheep settled in a meadow near a body of water, Bonheur captured a placid moment. “Sheep by the Sea” demonstrates the artist’s commitment to direct observation from nature.
“At one time Rosa Bonheur had a complete menagerie in her home: a lion and lioness, a stag, a wild sheep, a gazelle, horses, etc. One of her pets was a young lion whom she allowed to run about and often romped with…I was easier in mind when this leonine pet gave up the ghost.” So wrote a close friend of Rosa Bonheur in recalling the artist’s passion for animals.
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