Animal lover Rosa Bonheur (1822 – 1899) was the most famous female painter of her time. Initially a dressmaker, Bonheur learned about art from her father, a landscape painter. Bonheur heroically depicted working animals with great sympathy and accuracy, creating paintings from many preparatory sketches. The police granted her a permit to dress in men’s clothing so she could study animal anatomy at butcher shops and slaughterhouses. Bonheur achieved international fame with her acclaimed work, “The Horse Fair,” which is displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum.
This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The standard for museums and galleries around the world, giclée (French for “to spray”) is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are sprayed onto the paper’s surface. With the great degree of detail and smooth transitions of color gradients, giclée prints appear much more realistic than other reproduction prints. The high-quality paper (235 gsm) is acid free with a smooth surface.