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La muse inspirant le poète (1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) La muse inspirant le poète (The Muse Inspiring the Poet) 1909 Oil on canvas, 146.2 x 96.9 cm Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel The portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire and his partner, the painter Marie Laurencin, is one of the most famous…

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant (1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Forêt vierge au soleil couchant. Nègre attaqué par un léopard (Virgin Forest with Sunset. Negro Attacked by a Jaguar) c.1910 Oil on canvas, 113.6 x 162.3 cm Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel

Les flamants (1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Les flamants (The Flamingoes) 1910 Oil on canvas, 113.8 x 162 cm Private collection Painted in 1910, Les Flamants is a rare example of Henri “Le Douanier” Rousseau’s renowned jungle paintings, created during the final year of the…

Jardin du Luxembourg, Monument de Chopin (1909)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Jardin du Luxembourg, Monument de Chopin (Luxembourg Gardens, Monument to Chopin) 1909 Oil on canvas, 38 x 47 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Chopin, Frédéric | Jardin du Luxembourg | Monument de Chopin

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…

La Seine à Meudon (1897-1905)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) La Seine à Meudon (Outskirts of Paris) 1897–1905 Oil on fabric, 37.8 x 45.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Rousseau once said to Picasso: “We are the two greatest artists of this era, you in the Egyptian style,…

Combat de tigre et buffle (1908)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Combat de tigre et de buffle (Fight between a Tiger and a Buffalo) 1908 Oil on fabric, 170 x 189.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Having never ventured outside France, Rousseau derived his jungle scenes from reading travel…

Joyeux farceurs (1906)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Joyeux farceurs (The Merry Jesters) 1906 Oil on canvas, 145.7 x 113.3 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Forêt tropicale avec singes (1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Forêt tropicale avec singes (Tropical Forest with Monkeys) 1910 Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 162.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Born in 1844 to a working-class family in Laval, France, Henri Rousseau worked briefly for a lawyer and…