Tag: 1909

Un bois tropical, combat du tigre et du taureau (1908-1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Un bois tropical, combat du tigre et du taureau (In a Tropical Forest. Struggle between Tiger and Bull) 1908–1909 Oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Henri Rousseau acquired the nickname “Douanier” (“Customs Officer”) because…

Paysage exotique (1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Paysage exotique (The Equatorial Jungle) 1909 Oil on canvas, 140.6 x 129.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Two animals with golden yellow, brown, and black fur peer out from behind dense jungle foliage in this stylized, vertical painting.…

Fleurs dans un vase (1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Fleurs dans un vase (Flowers in a Vase) 1909 Oil on canvas, 45.4 x 32.7 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo For Henri Rousseau, the theme of the still life, especially flowers, offered a pleasant diversion from more ambitious,…

Berges de la Bièvre près de Bicêtre (c.1908-1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Berges de la Bièvre près de Bicêtre (Banks of the Bièvre near Bicêtre) c.1908–1909 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Rousseau identified the subject of this painting in a handwritten note, affixed…

William Howard Taft

(1857–1930) 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

Theodore Roosevelt

(1858–1919) 26th President of the United States (1901–1909) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

1909

Rulers: • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (1901-1909) • William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) • Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910) • Edward VII, Emperor of India (1901-1910) Events: • Kunsthalle Mannheim opened in Mannheim. Births: • Bissell, Whit (1909-1996) • Cayatte,…