Cheval de Labeur (Workhorse)
Rosa Bonheur, French, 1822 - 1899
1867
Oil on canvas
Overall: 14 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (36.9 × 54 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Russell C. Johnson, Class of 1915
P.957.2
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Nazi-Era Provenance Research
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, lower right: Rosa Bonheur 1861
Course History
ARTH 51, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Katie Hornstein, Fall 2012
ARTH 51, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Katie Hornstein, Fall 2012
SART 25.01, Painting I, Viktor Witkowski, Winter 2022
SART 25.02, Painting I, Viktor Witkowski, Winter 2022
Exhibition History
Curator's Choice: Dartmouth College Permanent Collection, Jaffe-Friede, Strauss and Barrows Galleries, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 26, 1976-January 16, 1977.
Provenance
Acquired by Russell Campbell Johnson (1892-1957), South Orleans, Massachusetts, date unknown; given to present collection, 1957.
This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.
We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu