"The Call of the Stag" by Rosa Bonheur (1890s)
Pastel on brown paper, laid down on board.
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Commentary
"The Call of the Stag" by Rosa Bonheur (1890s) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together.
Themes to notice include drawings (visual works).
This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection.
Rosa Bonheur is the artist behind this work.
A useful anchor for reading the piece: Rosa Bonheur
French, 1822-1899.
The work is cataloged within a France cultural context.
How to look at this work:
It is cataloged as drawings (visual works), which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object.
Its medium (Pastel on brown paper, laid down on board) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances.
Its listed dimensions (49 × 63.8 cm (19 5/16 × 25 1/8 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person.
Subject cues from the catalog include drawings (visual works).
Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/257852
Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data
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