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Henri Rousseau
French
1844-1910
Henri Rousseau Locations
He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. 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. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music. He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. In 1871, he was promoted to the toll collector's office in Paris as a tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties, and by age 49 he retired from his job to work on his art. His wife died in 1888 and he later remarried.
Rousseau claimed he had "no teacher other than nature", although he admitted he had received "some advice" from two established Academic painters, Felix Auguste-Clement and Jean-Leon Gerome. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter.
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Tiger in a Tropical Storm
mk170
1891
Oil on canvas
129.8x161.9cm
Painting ID:: 43361
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Tiger_in_a_Tropical_Storm
mk170
1891
Oil on canvas
129.8x161.9cm
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Fotbollsspelarna
mk198
1908
Prevalence agare,
Providence America
Painting ID:: 49513
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Fotbollsspelarna
mk198
1908
Prevalence agare,
Providence America
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The Hungry lion attacking an antelope
mk209
1905
78x118
Painting ID:: 50201
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The_Hungry_lion_attacking_an_antelope
mk209
1905
78x118
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catamount attack horse
mk213
Oil on canvas
Painting ID:: 50631
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catamount_attack_horse
mk213
Oil on canvas
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tiger in a tropical storm
mk247
1891,oil on canvas,51.125x63.75 in,130x162 cm,national gallery,london,uk
Painting ID:: 56345
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tiger_in_a_tropical_storm
mk247
1891,oil on canvas,51.125x63.75 in,130x162 cm,national gallery,london,uk
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Henri_Rousseau
French
1844-1910
Henri Rousseau Locations
He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. 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. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music. He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. In 1871, he was promoted to the toll collector's office in Paris as a tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties, and by age 49 he retired from his job to work on his art. His wife died in 1888 and he later remarried.
Rousseau claimed he had "no teacher other than nature", although he admitted he had received "some advice" from two established Academic painters, Felix Auguste-Clement and Jean-Leon Gerome. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter.
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