The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15
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49,, etareties sketch of Rosa Bonheur, in the De
~ ,r,Ser Of Harpers Magazine. emphasizes the CON
!, IA widespread interest in this wonderful and
w, artist and renders timely some incidents Of her
a- IA and early life which may serve introduction
..rtniscences OF her naturer years and great
n,ns For among the first artistic personalities Of
'. rone was better more widely appreciated. or in
u , less known than Rosa Bonheur 1t was to art
va s,erihoed everything burying herself in the depths
,, far from the world and closing her doors against
so,. tourists who would have sought her Her
hins one Of the charming spots imaginable was
~ Of many pilgrims, but the sesame that could open
irs was scarcely known, and the famous artist led
Ia clustered lie
80, borr in Bordeaux in 1879 Her father teacher
s;,g and painter OF merit, the first honors in
;s. town, and might have fame as we'll. but an
.rri,ge and the of family obliged him adopt
. lucrative pursuit OF teaching Rosa an active
te npeuous child who loved all objects in nature
u I,,.ed books for she long IN acquiring even the
,,t, Of reading and writing, At school she the
her companions and the despair Of her teachers Les
-, ahhorred and her favore occupation to draw
o her instructors which after coloring she care
mt out and contrved to fasten to the ceiling by
Mad pelets thoroughly chcwed to the consistency OF
"a anoIied to the heads of the figures The sensa-
,d by this iudicrous portrait gallery as the absurd
80 bowed and swayed the heads of the originals
n n imagined. The pupils we're oonvulsed with mirth and
,,ebers naturally filled with wrath, while the young
herself was usually condemned to bread and water FIVE
u, out Of the seven
s hs was not her chief cause for unhappiness many
I'M .cboonates we're rich her calico frccks and coarse
IN her iron spoon and tin cup and ever-empty pockets
IN striking contrast with the luxures of their daily
"a, She did not begrdge them these good things which
her portion but she pondered the contrast and
as 10 its cause Her father good and clever
WL,;r. WHY was he not rchi 1t was the old problem
h, vexed the heart of since the world began but
A tender loving, unselhsh nature the solution easy
determined to work and help him. and this determination
tsr,,ilie m he no 0f her
Efforts, But meantime her life at school became
FRAT her father took her home, where she Immediately
esed herself in his work, following him step by step
roeed and painted The desultory purposeless child be-
81 earnest self-conscious and determined, working from
ug until night, while her father amazed her prog
and recognizing the real bent of her nature, devoted
hell seriously to her instruction.
Through all her varied studies Ramona Bonheur was his
trs constant and only teacher The family occupied
"a sx.story fat in the Rue Romfort They low
merry and hopeful household in spite Of poverty From
hit ill dark Rosa at her easel the busiest the
Of them all In the evening after their frugal dinner
would draw illustrations for books animals for prints
Hold small groups of quadrupeds for the figure dealers
earning additional contributions for the family purse
h to procure models home, she sought them indefa-
abroad The slaughter houses OF - city its
kkrts and under municipal authority and control and
~ became her daily haunts for many months, 1t would
u been we'll nigh impossible for a to frequent
places the rendezvous for the toughest element the
he and drovers OF the city and countryside among
n no young girl could hope to escape insult So she
,d boys dress and this disguise also served TO pro-
a during her long rambles through the country width
s vent in pursuit OF new studies.
following the horse and cattle fairs from village TO vii
she soon became we'll known TO the dealers and gra-
as she sat day after day, bundle OF hay her box
Sns beside her, busiy engaged in her work bright
Ingenious, kind hearted boy she seemed to her rough
aa who speedily took liking the clever little fell
whom they insisted upon treating and Rosa often found
M#ncll their
ns' It was period of arduous toll and constant suf
M but courage such hers must eventually have its
W In 1880 she exhibited 70. ne first time. The cata
o. the salon mentions the title OF this work, Two
H but its present whereabouts is unknown. She la
E Gnremttingly and in 1886 obtained medal OF the
W class, and il as Of the first
ny with this brave heart it seemed If every Joy must
IN for by In the midst of her ter
tts fell upon her. Her father died in March, I849
fe the end came he had the happiness OF seeing the
fatury OF the genius he had directed with much
tenderness. Rosa had just completed her picture Of
-. mat marvel now in the Luxembourg The invalid,
not lett his bed for many days, had himself carried
me painting, where, the realization of her great
Nv '"me over him, he grasped his beloved daughter 5
ho Kissed them ferventy, in JOY for her triumph.
7 was nearly broken by his death and only her love
az az last enabled her, after many months, to take up
wv oaee more. Her pictures followed each other in
succession Her famous Horse Fair" painted in
NV sue could not fill the orders that 10 her from
The history OF this beautiful canvas is so inter
yw Oe worth recording Before the salon Miss Bon
/
II nc exhibited it in England and America doing for
III Shat Ledelmeyer has done for Munkacsy's great
t apI aeT he sold it for 100000 francs Afterward
usa' ny Mr. Vanderbilt for 10000 francs and pre-
III we Ne~ York museum, where it now is.
SiT 1907 IN, Clarete says '6s), Miss Bonheur re-
.s cross Of the Legion of Honor, exceptional re-
woman II had been years before awarded to her,
M t.PuoT' in Difference to the verdict declined 10 be-
. b. suse sue was pretty story is told of
A ptess having long urged and desired the presen-
~s coveted cross, took advantage day of the
~ /. psOsenee and her authority regent, and
~ ny IN person, fastened the decoration upon the
~ 30 4! last the dream Of the child was real
n gne o. her this brilliant genius wore in her
! II 49, red ribbon noby won.
E& ~, now noble and self-sacrifcing she not
III members Of her family but to others, who
[ upon her kindness such as that kindness
III A s learn from those who shared her bounty for
I'M 5. never whispered il. NJ Clarete testhes to
n.s OF heart, her sympathy and her charity and
su' well be called La bonnie Demoiselle de By.
great artist OF any calling, in time has so
Ian r mas done, the scriptural injunction to keep
. "a Spoued from the world. If the lesson Of her
.s o successful life be interpreted Alright its moral
&s, H. ana unmisakabe, for love of all Gods crea-