Bronze Plaque In Bas Relief By Isidore Bonheur, 19th Century

Bronze plaque in bas-relief by Isidore Bonheur, 19th century, representing a peasant plowing. Isidore Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) Sculptor and painter born in Bordeaux in 1827, Isidore Jules Bonheur is the third child of the painter Raymond Bonheur (1796-1849) and the younger brother of the painter Rosa Bonheur. It is thanks to these two people that Isidore Bonheur received his first artistic apprenticeship before entering the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1849. He began by practicing painting before definitively turning to animal sculpture. Many of his works are now in museums, notably in Bordeaux, Warsaw in Poland and the United States, but it is above all at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris that we find the majority of his sculptures. Throughout his artistic career, he received numerous awards, including a medal at the 1865 Salon, and was decorated with the Legion of Honor. Length: 22 cm Width: 15 cm For all information, please contact by phone. Thank you for your visit.