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Source Description
This drawing is evidence of Bonheur’s studio practice. Taught art by her father, like four of her five siblings, Bonheur was often assisted by her sister and two of her brothers, as well as her partner, Nathalie Micas. Executed on thin paper, this drawing is in fact a tracing, which Bonheur has annotated with red and blue lines and instructions for how the composition should be refined in versions to follow. Micas would transfer approved compositions onto canvas for Bonheur, or her siblings to finish.
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Document identity
localId
36320
label
Tracing of Five Bulls with Annotations
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
36320
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Tracing of Five Bulls with Annotations
description
This drawing is evidence of Bonheur’s studio practice. Taught art by her father, like four of her five siblings, Bonheur was often assisted by her sister and two of her brothers, as well as her partner, Nathalie Micas. Executed on thin paper, this drawing is in fact a tracing, which Bonheur has annotated with red and blue lines and instructions for how the composition should be refined in versions to follow. Micas would transfer approved compositions onto canvas for Bonheur, or her siblings to finish.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27.1
height
38.6
dimensionsRaw
10 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (27.1 x 38.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Various notation in French by the artist:Alonger le ? le train bleu indique et le rouge est celui non corrigé
avoir a se servir d’une épreuve nouvelle pour comparé et réparer la faute[Lengthen the ? the blue line indicates and the red is the one not fixed/retouched
use a new proof/sketch/drawing to compare and fix the mistake]Pour tout le rest comparer l’épreuve que j’ai retouché avec une non retouché[For everything else compare the proof/sketch/drawing that I retouched with the one not retouched]Le train rouge [celui?] de l’épreuveLe blue celui corrigé soit à dire qu’il faut ressortir comme [j’ai?] indiqué aux [retouches?] sur l’épreuve en comparent avec une épreuve qui n’est pas retoucher [The red line is the one from the proof/sketch/drawingThe blue is the one fixed
to say that one must ? like I’ve indicated in the fixes/retouching on the proof/sketch/drawing by comparing with a proof/sketch/drawing that is not retouched]Signifier le terrain comme j’ai indiqué dans l’épreuve[Signify/render the ground like I’ve indicated in the proof/sketch/drawing]
med
graphite and watercolor on beige, thin, transparent wove paper
creator_ids
7564
35404
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
432
3191
3818
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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3b6f68344b57dcbb
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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88f9a20343628d96
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no