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Rosa Bonheur

Born : 1822Died : 1899Documented citizenships : France

Rosa Bonheur, a French artist born in 1822 and deceased in 1899, is represented in the collections listed by the Art Institute of Chicago by works spanning several decades.

These include Study for The Horse Fair, circa 1850, Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps, dated 1885, Lion, circa 1880, and Chief Returning from a Bison Hunt and other Studies, circa 1890.

This profile brings together identity references for Rosa Bonheur and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

14 references are documented at Genève Enchères, Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Piguet, Schuler, Dobiaschofsky. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

Works recorded at auction

Rosa Bonheur — Cow
Photograph : Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Enlarge image ↗
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 19

Cow

Oil on wood

Original catalogue wording

Vache
Öl auf Holz

Catalogue period : 2024-09-06

Published result : 4209 CHF

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : CHF 2000–3000

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Rosa Bonheur — Rind
Photograph : Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Enlarge image ↗
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 62

Rind

Öl auf Papier auf Leinwand

Catalogue period : 2023-11-03

Published result : 9277 CHF

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : CHF 3000–5000

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Rosa Bonheur — Etude de chien,
Photograph : Piguet · Enlarge image ↗
Piguet

Etude de chien,

Graphite on paper

Original catalogue wording

Etude de chien,
mine de plomb sur papier

Catalogue period : 2021-05-26 — 2021-06-09

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

Estimate : CHF 800–1200

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Rosa Bonheur — Hermine
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 319

Hermine

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Hermine
huile sur toile

Catalogue period : 2012-06-23

Published result : 2432 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 2000–3000

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Rosa Bonheur — Cerf dans un sous-bois,
Photograph : Piguet · Enlarge image ↗
Piguet

Cerf dans un sous-bois,

Gouache

Original catalogue wording

Cerf dans un sous-bois,
gouache

Catalogue period : 2019-12-11

Published result : 3500 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1000–1500

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Rosa Bonheur — Etude de canards
Photograph : Piguet · Enlarge image ↗
Piguet

Etude de canards

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Etude de canards
huile sur toile

Catalogue period : 2016-03-09

Published result : 2000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 2000–3000

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Rosa Bonheur — Étude de têtes de bélier.
Photograph : Dobiaschofsky · Enlarge image ↗
Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1015

Étude de têtes de bélier.

Pencil drawing

Original catalogue wording

Étude de têtes de bélier.
Bleistiftzeichnung

Date to be documented

Published result : 550 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 750

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Rosa Bonheur — Attributed to
Photograph : Dobiaschofsky · Enlarge image ↗
Dobiaschofsky

Attributed to

Oil on paper

Original catalogue wording

Zugeschrieben - Attributed
Öl auf Papier

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 3504

Attributed

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

, zugeschrieben
Öl auf Lwd.

Date to be documented

Published result : 250 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 500

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 355

Bulle im Stall.

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Bulle im Stall.
Öl auf Lwd.

Date to be documented

Published result : 5000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 7500

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References excluded from statistics: attributions and special lots

These references are shown separately because of their attribution or lot composition. Each record states the reason.

Rosa Bonheur — Kopie des 19.Jhs
Photograph : Schuler · Enlarge image ↗
Schuler · Lot 7420

Kopie des 19.Jhs

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Kopie des 19.Jhs
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue

Catalogue period : 2022-09-19

Attribution recorded in catalogue

Published result : 1500 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1500–2000

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Rosa Bonheur — Kopie des 19.Jhs
Photograph : Schuler · Enlarge image ↗
Schuler · Lot 3331

Kopie des 19.Jhs

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Kopie des 19.Jhs
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue

Catalogue period : 2022-06-24

Attribution recorded in catalogue

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

Estimate : CHF 3000–4000

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Rosa Bonheur — Attributed to Rosa Bonheur — Cows ploughing
Photograph : Genève Enchères · Enlarge image ↗
Genève Enchères · Lot 586

Attributed to Rosa Bonheur — Cows ploughing

Oil on cardboard

Original catalogue wording

Attribué à Rosa Bonheur — Vaches labourant
huile sur carton
Attribué à

Catalogue period : 2018-04-25

Attributed to

Published result : 400 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 400–600

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 3625

In the manner of

Oil on Mkt.

Original catalogue wording

in der Art
Öl auf Mkt.
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue

Date to be documented

Attribution recorded in catalogue

Published result : 320 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 600

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Sources and references

SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19

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