Henri Rousseau | |
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 Rousseau in 1907; photo by Dornac | |
| Born | Henri Julien Félix Rousseau 21 May 1844 Laval, France |
| Died | 2 September 1910 (aged 66) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | The Sleeping Gypsy, Tiger in a Tropical Storm, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, Boy on the Rocks |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism, Naïve art, Primitivism |
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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] He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.[4]
Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.[5][6] Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists.[4]
- ^ a b Henri Rousseau biography Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at the Guggenheim
- ^ Artillerymen by Rousseau at the Guggenheim
- ^ "Welcome to HenriRousseau.org – "Le Douanier" : The Life and Works of Henri Rousseau". Henrirousseau.org. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b Roberta Smith (14 July 2006) "Henri Rousseau: In imaginary jungles, a terrible beauty lurks" The New York Times. Accessed 14 July 2006
- ^ Rousseau at the National Gallery of Art
- ^ Cornelia Stabenow (2001). Rousseau. Taschen. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-8228-1364-5.