Henri Rousseau Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
WEBLargely self-taught, Rousseau developed a style that evidenced his lack of academic training, with its absence of correct proportions, one-point perspective, and use of sharp, often unnatural colors. Such features resulted in a body of work imbued with a sense of mystery and eccentricity.
Henri Rousseau | Biography, Art, Post-Impressionist, Naïve …
WEBAug 29, 2024 — Henri Rousseau (born May 21, 1844, Laval, France—died Sept. 2, 1910, Paris) was a French painter who is considered the archetype of the modern naive artist. He is known for his richly colored and meticulously detailed pictures of lush jungles, wild beasts, and exotic figures.
Henri Rousseau - Wikipedia
WEBThe visual style of Michel Ocelot's 1998 animation film, Kirikou and the Sorceress, is partly inspired by Rousseau, particularly the depiction of the jungle vegetation. [24] A Rousseau painting was used as an inspiration for the 2005 animated film Madagascar. [25]
Henri Rousseau - 123 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org
WEBRousseau’s painting style was unlike that on any other primitive painter, and many of his paintings were jungle scenes. Although he had never been to a jungle (he actually never left France), many of his paintings depicted oversized plants and wild animals lurking in …
Henri Rousseau - MoMA
WEB“Mention must be made of Monsieur Henri Rousseau, whose determined naiveté manages to become a style,” wrote the critic Thadée Natanson in 1897, with hints of admiration and mockery. This “style,” he continued, was characterized by …
Henri Rousseau: The untrained godfather of modern art - BBC
WEBOct 2, 2015 — 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.
Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris - National Gallery of Art
WEBHe produced large-scale canvases that used personification and symbols to address serious subjects of historical significance, such as liberty and war. While Rousseau's allegorical paintings depict such lofty themes, his humble, idiosyncratic style seems incongruous with the high-minded genre.
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau | DailyArt Magazine
WEBSep 4, 2024 — Rousseau painted around 25 paintings with a jungle theme. Those densely packed, enigmatic fantasies were painted mostly between the years 1904 and 1910. In this article, we invite you to the dreamy world of Rousseau’s jungle. Be careful, there will be a lot of dangerous animals ahead! 1. Surprised!
Henri Rousseau - Paintings, Death & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 — Perhaps because he had not studied art according to any prescribed method or under any teacher's supervision, Rousseau developed a highly personal style.
Henri Rousseau (`Le Douanier’) 1844–1910 - Tate
WEBHenri 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.