Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) (1889)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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This striking painting, titled "Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)" was masterfully created by Rosa Bonheur in 1889. It depicts the renowned American scout, bison hunter, and showman, Buffalo Bill Cody, elegantly mounted on a majestic white horse. Bonheur, celebrated for her realistic animal paintings, captures the grandeur and poise of both Cody and his horse with remarkable detail and lifelike presence.Buffalo Bill is portrayed in a contemplative pose, gazing off into the distance, possibly reflecting on his adventures or contemplating the expansive American West, which he famously showcased in his traveling shows. He is dressed in a fringed leather jacket and a wide-brimmed hat, attire that emphasizes his frontier character.The landscape surrounding Cody is subtly rendered, suggesting a serene yet wild setting, harmonious with his legendary status in American history. The soft, diffused light and rich, naturalistic color palette enhance the overall impression of a quiet moment captured in a life otherwise filled with dramatic displays and wild pursuits.
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Rosa Bonheur, born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, was a French artist, mostly a painter of animals (animalière) but also a sculptor, in a realist style. Her paintings include Ploughing in the Nivernais, first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1848, and now at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and The Horse Fair (in French: Le marché aux chevaux), which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 (finished in 1855) and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century.