Henri Rousseau
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Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒyljɛ̃ feliks ʁuso]; 21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910)[1] was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner.[2][3] He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector.[1] He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.[4]
Henri Rousseau | |
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Born | Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (1844-05-21)21 May 1844 Laval, France |
Died | 2 September 1910(1910-09-02) (aged 66) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Education | Self-taught |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | The Sleeping Gypsy, Tiger in a Tropical Storm, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, Boy on the Rocks |
Movement | Post-Impressionism, Naïve art, Primitivism |
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Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.[5][6] Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists.[4]