Rosa BONHEUR (Bordeaux, 1822 - Melun, 1899) Study of an ermine Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed 'Rosa Bonheur' lower left Study of Ermine, oil on paper, signed, by R. Bonheur 7.48 x 13.58 in. 19 x 34.5 cm Provenance: Sale of the Rosa Bonheur studio; Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 30 May - 2 June 1900 (according to a red wax stamp on the reverse); Former collection of the Marquis de Breteuil (according to an old inscription on the reverse of the frame); Anonymous sale; Basel, Beurret & Bailly Auktionen, 26 June 2012, no. 319 ; Acquired at this sale by the current owner; Private collection, Paris Rosa BONHEUR (Bordeaux, 1822 - Melun, 1899) 19 x 34.5 cm