From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Known for his strange jungle scenes and dreamscapes, Henri Rousseau was a self-taught ...

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.

The tradition of treating Rousseau as someone who's lucky just to be here lives on—but the work speaks for itself. "Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets," 2025. The Barnes Foundation, installation view ...

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’ ...

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 ...

His naïve style landed him outside the firmament, but his painterly innocence was more seductive — and intentional — than many critics appreciated.

Henri Rousseau, “The Snake Charmer” (1907), oil on canvas (Paris, musée d’Orsay © RMN-Grand Palais [musée d’Orsay] / Hervé Lewandowski) (click to enlarge ...

The self-taught painter Henri Rousseau was mocked for his clumsy compositions and awkward perspectives. But if he had been trained, modern art as we know it might never have happened, writes Alastair ...

One hundred years ago this spring, Henri Rousseau exhibited his paintings: Two of them were shown at the Salon des Champs-Elysees in Paris, where they promptly were slashed by visitors. People who had ...

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’ ...