Anna Klumpke

American portrait painter, Rosa Bonheur’s companion and heir, and the author of her 1908 biography.

Details

Nationality: American
Roles: Painter

People they knew

Documented connections — every one carries its source.

Rosa Bonheur

Painter
Sculptor
Educator

Partner of

Klumpke joined Bonheur at By in 1898. The two painters planned a shared life; after Bonheur’s death in 1899, Klumpke inherited her home and studio and preserved her legacy.

— Anna Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur, 1898.; Rosa Bonheur: sa vie, son œuvre, publication history and discussion of Anna Klumpke’s memoir.

Who they drew from

Influence running inward — the writers and artists whose work fed theirs. Admiration is not acquaintance; these edges claim neither a meeting nor a friendship.

Rosa Bonheur

Klumpke long admired Bonheur as a woman artist, returned to France to paint her in 1898, and devoted herself to preserving her work and biography.

— Anna Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur, 1898.; Rosa Bonheur: sa vie, son œuvre, publication history and discussion of Anna Klumpke’s memoir.

Sourced claims

Every connection the graph holds for Anna, with the evidence behind it.

Influenced by

Rosa Bonheur

Klumpke long admired Bonheur as a woman artist, returned to France to paint her in 1898, and devoted herself to preserving her work and biography.

— Anna Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur, 1898.; Rosa Bonheur: sa vie, son œuvre, publication history and discussion of Anna Klumpke’s memoir.

Partner of

Rosa Bonheur

Klumpke joined Bonheur at By in 1898. The two painters planned a shared life; after Bonheur’s death in 1899, Klumpke inherited her home and studio and preserved her legacy.

— Anna Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur, 1898.; Rosa Bonheur: sa vie, son œuvre, publication history and discussion of Anna Klumpke’s memoir.