1890 Myself, Portrait-Landscape Here, Rousseau captures the height of greatness to which he aspired as a painter, presenting himself in outsized scale with brush and palette in hand and wearing a suit and traditional artist's beret, before a landscape that features the Eiffel Tower and a tall-masted ship decorated with world flags. Henri Julien Félix Rousseau ( French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒyljɛ̃ feliks ʁuso]; 21 May 1844 - 2 September 1910) [1] was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. [2] [3] He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. [1]
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Henri Rousseau Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (Le Douanier) Born: May 21, 1844; Laval, Mayenne, France Died: September 2, 1910; Paris, France Active Years: 1875 - 1910 Nationality: French Naïve Art (Primitivism) Painting School: Painters of the Sacred Heart ,, Alfred Sisley, Surrealism, Enrique Silvestre Art institution: Self-taught Who Was Henri Rousseau? Photo: Dornac (Paul Francois Arnold Cardon) (1859-1941); Archives Larousse, Paris, France Born on May 21, 1844, Rousseau grew up in Laval, a small town in northwestern France. He and his family moved to Angers in 1861, and Rousseau found a job as a clerk for the local bailiff. Art and artists Store Members Tickets Henri Rousseau French, 1844-1910 Works Exhibitions Audio Publications "I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of stubborn labor." Henri Rousseau "Long live Rousseau!" These words appeared on a banner decorating a party held in Paris in November 1908. "There is the truth and future! There is painting!" Gauguin supposedly exclaimed in front of his self-portrait, while Picasso bought several of Rousseau's paintings, which he later gave to the.
Post impressionism artwork by Henri Rousseau Free public domain illustration 1054577
Henri Rousseau, (born May 21, 1844, Laval, France—died Sept. 2, 1910, Paris), French painter who is considered the archetype of the modern naive artist.He is known for his richly coloured and meticulously detailed pictures of lush jungles, wild beasts, and exotic figures. After exhibiting with the Fauves in 1905, he gained the admiration of avant-garde artists. Henri Rousseau's biography has tended to dominate discussion of his work, to the extent that he is probably as widely known as 'Le Douanier' (Customs Official) as by his own name. Pejorative or not, this nickname is not in fact accurate. Henri Rousseau was a toll collector for the city of Paris. This job allowed him to support his wife and nine children and gave him time to pursue his true passion—art. From his post at the tollgates and in strolls through the suburbs of Paris, Rousseau observed the world and filled numerous notebooks with sketches from nature. In Rousseau's day, the waterway was heavily polluted, but certain spots still offered picturesque views, as suggested by the figures in peasant dress on the tree-lined path at left, and the glimpse of the seventeenth-century aqueduc d'Arcueil in the background.
Henri Rousseau Midjourney style Andrei Kovalev's Midlibrary 2.0
On the rivers [or flowers], the verdant trees, The wild snakes lend an ear To the joyous tunes of the instrument." Henri Rousseau. Henri Rousseau was self-taught and developed a style that lacked traditional training, with its absence of strict proportions, a one-point perspective, and with the use of sharp, often unnatural colors. Henri Rousseau Tropical Forest with Monkeys, 1910 Not on View Medium oil on canvas Dimensions overall: 129.5 x 162.5 cm (51 x 64 in.) framed: 156.2 x 186.7 cm (61 1/2 x 73 1/2 in.) Credit Line John Hay Whitney Collection Accession Number 1982.76.7 Artists / Makers Henri Rousseau (artist) French, 1844 - 1910 Image Use
Henri Rousseau the artist was renowned for his Naïve tropical paintings such as Tiger in a Tropical Storm (1891). Due to his former employment at a Parisian customs office, he was known by the title "La Douanier Rousseau", which translates to "the toll collector".. ranging from palm trees and lotus blossom to jaguars and flamingos. Exotic Landscape best describes the idea of a dreamy place in a human mind's imagination. In 1908, Henri Rousseau created the Exotic Landscape in Paris, where he also worked and lived.. Rousseau uses diverse shades of white and green to highlight the leaves, trees, grass, and other plantation. The sky also takes up a significant portion of.
1951 Henri Rousseau, "Small Landscape" Original Parisian Photogravure Henri rousseau, Painting
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a customs. Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a customs officer and tax collector for most of his adult life. He started collecting tolls in 1871 in his twenties and only. It depicts a couple wearing carnival costumes in a moonlit landscape that features barren trees. The forest is very dark while the couple. 7. Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest by Henri Rousseau. This piece of art is a beautiful representation of Rousseau's aesthetic art style, which is characterized by clean and bold lines. As the title suggests, the piece alludes to a fanciful scene in which a woman goes on safari and discovers a grove of large, outlandish orange trees.