Henri Rousseau

French 1844-1910 Henri Rousseau Locations He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. He attended Laval High School as a day student and then as a boarder, after his father became a debtor and his parents had to leave the town upon the seizure of their house. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music. He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. In 1871, he was promoted to the toll collector's office in Paris as a tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties, and by age 49 he retired from his job to work on his art. His wife died in 1888 and he later remarried. Rousseau claimed he had "no teacher other than nature", although he admitted he had received "some advice" from two established Academic painters, Felix Auguste-Clement and Jean-Leon Gerome. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter.


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Henri Rousseau The Snake Charmer oil


The Snake Charmer
Painting ID::  11882
The Snake Charmer
1907 5' 6 1/2'' x 6' 2 1/2''(169 x 189.5 cm)Bequest of Jacques Doucet,1936
   
   
     

Henri Rousseau Portrait of a Woman oil


Portrait of a Woman
Painting ID::  11883
Portrait of a Woman
ca 1897 6'6'' x 3' 9''(198 x 114 cm)
ca_1897 6'6''_x_3'_9''(198_x_114_cm)
   
   
     

Henri Rousseau War (mk09) oil


War (mk09)
Painting ID::  21515
War (mk09)
1894 Oil on canvas,114 x 195 cm Paris,Musee d'Orsay
1894 Oil_on_canvas,114_x_195_cm Paris,Musee_d'Orsay
   
   
     

Henri Rousseau Self-Portrait oil


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  27082
Self-Portrait
mk52 1890 Oil on canvas 143x110cm National Gallery,Prague
   
   
     

Henri Rousseau The Promenade oil


The Promenade
Painting ID::  27127
The Promenade
mk15
mk15
   
   
     

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     French 1844-1910 Henri Rousseau Locations He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. He attended Laval High School as a day student and then as a boarder, after his father became a debtor and his parents had to leave the town upon the seizure of their house. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music. He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. In 1871, he was promoted to the toll collector's office in Paris as a tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties, and by age 49 he retired from his job to work on his art. His wife died in 1888 and he later remarried. Rousseau claimed he had "no teacher other than nature", although he admitted he had received "some advice" from two established Academic painters, Felix Auguste-Clement and Jean-Leon Gerome. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter.

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