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View all 123 artworks. Henri Rousseau lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of French Naïve Art (Primitivism). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Henri Rousseau (le Douanier) French. ca. 1908–09. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 825. Rousseau identified the subject of this painting in a handwritten note, affixed to its stretcher, dated 1909, the year he consigned it for sale to the dealer Ambroise Vollard.
Many of the animals in Rousseau's images have human faces or attributes. The central monkeys in this painting hold green sticks from which strings appear to dangle, suggesting fishing poles and human leisure activities, thereby emphasizing the quasi-human experience of the animals.
Henri Rousseau (le Douanier) French. ca. 1907. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 825. This work was probably shown in the Salon d'Automne of 1907, but it treats a theme that Rousseau first explored in Surprised! of 1891 (National Gallery, London).
Browse 190 le douanier rousseau photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Visitors look at a painting by French artist Henri Rousseau aka "Le douanier Rousseau" on February 6, 2010 at the Beyeler foundation in Bale, as part...
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒyljɛ̃ feliks ʁuso]; 21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910) was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector.
17 lip 2016 · The unusual nature of Henri Rousseau’s work, which bridges two centuries, has earned it a significant place in the history of art, thus prompting the question: was he a product of the 19th century or an exponent of 20th century art? The question remains open.
