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Weaning the Calves

1879
Not on view
The scene is probably located on one of the high pasturelands of the Pyrenees. Rosa Bonheur took a trip there in 1850 and brought back many studies that she used throughout her career.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Weaning the Calves
  • Artist: Rosa Bonheur (French, Bordeaux 1822–1899 Thomery)
  • Date: 1879
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 25 5/8 x 32 in. (65.1 x 81.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
  • Object Number: 87.15.109
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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