Isidore Bonheur

Isidore Jules Bonheur
The artist circa 1870
Born
Isidore Jules Bonheur

(1827-05-15)15 May 1827
Bordeaux
Died10 November 1901(1901-11-10) (aged 74)
Paris
Known forSculpture
Painting
MovementAnimalier, Naturalism and Realism
FatherOscar-Raymond Bonheur
RelativesRosa Bonheur (sister)
Auguste Bonheur (brother)
AwardsGold medal Exposition Universelle (1889)

Isidore Jules Bonheur (Bordeaux 15 May 1827 – 10 November 1901 Paris), best known as one of the 19th century's most distinguished French animalier sculptors. Bonheur began his career as an artist working with his elder sister Rosa Bonheur in the studio of their father, drawing instructor Raymond Bonheur. Initially working as a painter, Isidore Jules Bonheur made his Salon debut in 1848.

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