Rousseau transmuted to canvas all sorts of hairy, gruesome activities in his fake jungle, which eventually spanned 25 paintings, including tiger in a tropical storm 1891 and the unlikely. His inspiration came from illustrations in childrens books and the botanical gardens in paris, as well as tableaux of taxidermy wild animals. Through his exotic and colourful naif paintings, henri rousseau nicknamed le douanier as a jokey description of his job as toll collector takes viewers on a. May 14, 2020 le douanier rousseau 18441910 is an artist born in 1844 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1984, at sothebys, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020.
Information and translations of le douanier rousseau in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. He was also known as le douanier the customs officer, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. Monkeys in the jungle eat fruit in their exotic surroundings. Rousseaus painting may even have influenced the naming of the fauves. Henri rousseau french postimpressionist painter, 18441910 guide to pictures of works by henri rousseau in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
In 1905, rousseaus large jungle scene the hungry lion throws itself on the antelope was exhibited at the salon des independants near works by younger leading avantgarde artists such as henri matisse, in what is now seen as the first showing of the fauves. Henri rousseau le douanier painting reproductions gallery 1. As a customs official, henri rousseau escaped the boredom of his job by creating colourful paintings of a fantastic dreamworld a place where apes and lions cavort, snakes slither, flamingoes stroll, tigers hunt and enigmatic figures entice unsuspecting visitors amid lush, tropical plants and flowers. Contrary to many other famous artists of his generation, rousseau was not attracted to art at a young age, and he spent seven years of his life in the army, where he was sentenced to jail after stealing 20 francs in a lawyers office. To have any of the paintings below reproduced or if there is a painting you are interested in but is not listed below, you can reach us at 888. He attended laval high school as a day student, and then as a boarder after his father became a debtor and his parents had to leave the town upon the seizure of their house. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rousseau s jungle paintings were the fantasies of a city dweller, constructed from visits to the botanical gardens in paris, from books and from his vivid imagination. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. A playful jacquard tapestry woven in loiselles stitching, after the work of henri rousseau known as le douanier rousseau. Henri rousseau has 21 books on goodreads with 168 ratings.
The frenchman henri le douanier rousseau roosoh, b. Henri rousseaus most popular book is in desert and wilderness. Ce peintre a limportance longtemps sousestimee fait actuellement lobjet dune magnifique exposition au musee dorsay a paris. Henri julien felix rousseau may 21, 1844 september 2, 1910 henri julien felix rousseau may 21, 1844 september 2, 1910 was a french postimpressionist painter in the naive or primitive manner. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at best visual art database. Le douanier won the 2004 canadian cheese grand prix. Books by henri rousseau author of the jungle paintings. Rousseau went to botanical gardens and zoos, studied exotic plants and animals, used illustrations in books and his drawings, and used his imagination as inspiration for tropical forest with monkeys. He was selftaught and ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, but after his death he came to be recognized as a selftaught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.
The dream is the largest of the jungle paintings, measuring 204. I have several books for children about various artist and authors. Henri le douanier rousseau was born on may 21st in laval, france, the son of a local tinsmith. The snake charmer was created in 1907 by henri rousseau in naive art primitivism style. He started painting seriously in his early forties. Teaching about henri rousseau for kids is easy with these free printable resources and books.
Rousseau was born in laval, mayenne, france, in 1844 into the family of a tinsmith. Definition of le douanier rousseau in the dictionary. Explore the bold paintings of exotic flora and fauna by henri rousseau, lateblooming artist and modernist hero with this monograph by taschen books. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jean jacques rousseau books online. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Henri rousseau was a toll collector for the city of paris.
Henri rousseau for kids books and printable resources. Henri rousseau was a french painter who painted in the naive or primitive manner. Henri rousseau is a natural when it comes to getting kids talking about art. Rousseaus jungle paintings were the fantasies of a city dweller, constructed from visits to the botanical gardens in paris, from books and from his vivid. It features an almost surreal portrait of yadwigha jadwiga, rousseau s polish mistress from his youth, lying naked on a divan. In this delightful introduction to the art of henri rousseau, children explore a tropical jungle while they learn about the colours and themes that make the artists. Voir plus didees sur le theme rousseau, henri rousseau et peinture naive. Extended book trailer for the fantastic jungles of henri. The fantastic jungles of henri rousseau dailyart magazine.
Born 21 may 1844 in laval, died 2 september 1910 in paris. The following titles are some of the henri rousseau paintings available for reproduction. He is also known as le douanier the customs officer after his place of employment. Shop henri rousseau exotic landscape poster created by vintagespot.
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Voir plus didees sur le theme rousseau, henri rousseau et henry rousseau. Le douanier is a washrinsed cheese made by fritz kaiser in quebec, canada. Claire frechesthory selection d oeuvres du douanier rousseau presentees sous forme dimages a deplier. Henri rousseau 18441910 never visited the tropics or saw a jungle in real life, anymore than he studied the wild animals he painted in their natural habitat. Selftaught artist henri rousseau endured the harsh critics of his day to create the brilliant paintings that now hang in museums around the. Beautiful book, love the picture as well as a great story of rousseau. Henri rousseau le douanier famsf search the collections. In 1905, rousseaus large jungle scene the hungry lion throws itself on the. Douanier rousseau pearltrees jungle art, interactive art. The dream is a large oiloncanvas painting created by henri rousseau in 1910, one of more than 25 rousseau paintings with a jungle theme. His remark may seem surprising and even funny, yet everything about the snake charmer is new. It also won a gold award entry class 5316, number 15 at world cheese awards 2015.