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::  27201 		The Snake Charmer
1907 mk15
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Henri Rousseau The Sleeping Gypsy oil


The Sleeping Gypsy
Painting ID::  27202 		The Sleeping Gypsy
1897 The feline,although ferocious,is reluctant to pounce on its victim,who worn out,has fallen into a deep sleep (mk15)
   
   
     
Henri Rousseau The Dream oil


The Dream
Painting ID::  27206 		The Dream
1910 Yadurgha in a lovely dream,Having gently fallen asleep hearing the sounds of a musette Of a well-meaning charmer,While the moon reflects,Onthe flowers,the greening trees The wild serpents lend an ear Tothe gay tunes of the instrument (mk15)
   
   
     
Henri Rousseau Detail from The Dream oil


Detail from The Dream
Painting ID::  27207 		Detail from The Dream
Yadurgha (mk15)
Yadurgha_(mk15)
   
   
     
Henri Rousseau War It Passes,Terrifying,Leaving Despair,Tears,and Ruin Everywhere oil


War It Passes,Terrifying,Leaving Despair,Tears,and Ruin Everywhere
Painting ID::  27208 		War It Passes,Terrifying,Leaving Despair,Tears,and Ruin Everywhere
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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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