Bonheur, Rosa

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Portrait of Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur
Name
Bonheur, RosaGender: F
Bonheur, Marie Rosalie
born on 16 March 1822 at 20:00 (= 8:00 PM )
Place Bordeaux, France, 44n50, 0w34
Timezone LMT m0w34 (is local mean time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BRRodden Rating AA
Astrology data 25°41' 05°16 Asc. 18°07'



Biography

French artist famed by 1853 for her paintings of animals, which exhibited remarkable accuracy and vitality. The eldest of four kids who all became artists, she was the daughter of Raymond Bonheur, a painter. She exhibited regularly from the time she was 18 in the Salon, but was first broadly recognized from the Paris exhibition of 1855, at which she displayed her magnificent canvas, "The Horse Fair." In 1894, Bonheur was the first woman to receive the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.

Ahead of her time in counter lifestyles, she drank, smoked, wore men's clothes and lived openly with her woman companion, Nathalie Micas.

Died on 5/25/1899, near Fontainebleau, France.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 25 May 1899 (Age 77)
  • Work : Prize 1894 (Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour)
  • Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1855 (Recognized exhibit)

Source Notes

Gauquelin Vol. 4/137

(Formerly given as 1882; a typo)

Categories

  • Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Animal painter)
  • Passions : Sexuality : Lesbian
  • Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
  • Family : Childhood : Family noted (Dad, brothers artists)
  • Family : Relationship : Mate - Same sex (Nathalie Micas)
  • Family : Childhood : Order of birth (First of four)
  • Traits : Personality : Eccentric
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour)

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