by Claire. A Sunday painter at best, at age forty he obtained permission to copy paintings and sketch in the National museums of Paris.
Henri Rousseau: Artist dates: 1844 - 1910: Date made: 1891: Medium and support: Oil on canvas: Dimensions: 129.8 x 161.9 cm: Inscription summary: Signed; Dated: Acquisition credit: Bought, with the aid of a substantial donation from the Hon.
Whatever the case, he used his reputation of being unworldly as his defense. The man had no formal art training painted strange pictures of jungles, animals and portraits. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), which was a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector. Comments 3. Henri Rousseau worked as a tax collector ' douanier ' and that is why in French he is known as Le Douanier Rousseau. Henri Rousseau was a French painter who painted in the Naïve or Primitive manner. 904. In 1907, when he was 63, a musician acquaintance of his, Louis Savaget persuaded him to participate in bank fraud. This downloadable lesson comes with a lesson plan, slideshow presentation and printable teaching resources. By Arnie Greenberg - Oct 3, 2005. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music. As part of our South American/ rain forest unit study we looked at the art of Henri Rousseau, which was perhaps a strange choice given he was French and had no connection with … He was a self-trained artist. This lesson introduces your class to the skills and techniques used by Henri Rousseau, giving children the opportunity to create their own pieces of work including Rousseau's Key Features. Many people criticised this style but the great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso loved it and became his friend. … Artist Study: Henri Rousseau . Henri Rousseau spent his life in poverty. Henri Rousseau. Walter H. Annenberg, 1972: Inventory number: NG6421: Location: Room 43 : Route: B and C: Collection: Main Collection: Surprised! His style was new and unique. Healthy Homeschool Living; Curriculum Reviews; Artist Study - Rousseau Continent Studies: South America Geography: South America. Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒyljɛ̃ feliks ʁuso]; 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. Henri Julien Rousseau 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. It is uncertain whether Henri was tricked into participating in the fraud or he did it willingly. 0 Print Email It took years for Henri to be noticed and recognized.
He was self-taught and ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, but after his death he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.