The Barnes Foundation offers a comprehensive yet non-chronological overview of his oeuvre, inviting visitors to explore the key strategies and motifs behind the myths he so deliberately crafted.
Henri Rousseau, "The Sleeping Gypsy" (1897), oil on canvas; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1939 (digital Image © The Museum of ...
In 1893, a French toll worker named Henri Rousseau quit his job to pursue painting. The untrained artist produced imaginative portraits, landscapes and jungle scenes, submitting them to Paris’ ...
His naïve style landed him outside the firmament, but his painterly innocence was more seductive — and intentional — than many critics appreciated.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- "Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets" explores the mystery that surrounds the artist. "We really want you to feel that curiosity as you come into the space," says Nancy Ireson, ...
Tax collector-turned-Post-Impressionist artist, Henri Rousseau was a self-taught painter known for his Naive works. Though it took time for his style, which was often described as simplistic and ...
One of the most famous stories regarding Henri Rousseau goes something like this: Picasso, after finding Rousseau’s large-scale Portrait of a Woman (1895) for sale as canvas reuse, hosted a roaring ...
A painting by Post-Impressionist artist Henri Rousseau was stolen from Germany’s Museum Charlotte Zander on October 3rd, according to reports by the dpa. The Museum Charlotte Zander is located in the ...
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