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Henri Rousseau

France

Place & Date of Birth

France 20 May 1844

Description

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (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. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time. Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as ...
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1909 131x97 Muse Inspiring the Poet (Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire and Marie Laurencin)
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Carnival Evening
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The Sleeping Gypsy
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Self Portrait
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Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!)
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The Hungry Lion Attacking an Antelope
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Boy on the Rocks
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The Repast of the Lion