Isidore Bonheur
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Isidore Bonheur (1827–1901) was a French sculptor. Born in Bordeaux, he was the third child of Raymond Bonheur and brother of Rosa Bonheur. He studied painting at first, however, in 1849 he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, though he made his debut at the salon the previous year. He exhibited regularly at the royal Academy and won a gold medal in 1889. He had given up painting in favour of sculpture early on in his career, and, though noted primarily for his small animalier groups. Many of his bronzes were edited by Hippolyte Peyrol, who was his uncle by marriage. The Peyrol casts for both Rosa and Isidore Bonheur are exceptionally well sculpted, which suggests a strong working...
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