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
Forêt vierge au soleil couchant (1910)
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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…
Femme se promenant dans un forêt exotique (1905)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Femme se promenant dans un forêt exotique (Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest) 1905 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Rousseau became the unlikely hero of the Parisian avant-garde for his “naïve” style and…
Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre (1904)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre (Scouts Attacked by a Tiger) 1904 Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 161.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Self-taught artist Henri Rousseau created his enormous jungle scenes by studying the plants and taxidermy animals in Paris‘s…
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
Vue des fortifications à la gauche du Portail de Vanves (1909)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Vue des fortifications à la gauche du Portail de Vanves (View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves) 1909 Oil on canvas, 31 x 41 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Vanves (France)
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
Une soirée au carnaval (1886)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Une soirée au carnaval (Carnival Evening) 1886 Oil on canvas, 117.3 x 89.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia An air of mystery pervades this wintry forest landscape. Dressed in festive carnival costumes, a lone couple stands in…