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AT-00009391The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood
by Rosa Bonheur
About the Artwork
One of the most celebrated female artists of the 19th century, Bonheur established an international reputation by exhibiting at the Paris Salons. Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, visited her studio to personally confer the Legion of Honor, making Bonheur the first woman to receive the award. This painting may have been inspired by the rustic houses in the vicinity of the Forest of Fontainebleau, where Bonheur lived for more than 40 years.
Provenance
1900: (Georges Petit Galerie, Paris, France, May 30, 1900, Artist's estate sale (lot 884), sold to Homer H. Johnson) 1900-1960: Homer H. Johnson, [1862-1960] Cleveland, OH, by descent to his daughter, Mrs. John B. Dempsey 1960-1978: Mrs. John B. Dempsey [1902-2005] Cleveland, OH, given to the the Cleveland Museum of Art on 20 November 20,1978. 1978-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)
- Date
- 1860–80
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 28.4 x 40.3 cm (11 3/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey
- Accession no.
- 1978.73
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