Henri Rousseau

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a France painter, printmaker and artist.

Also recorded as Henri-Julien-Félix Rousseau; le Douanier Rousseau; Henri Julien Felix Rousseau; Le Douanier; Rousseau Douanier; Douanier.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Post-impressionism, primitivism and naïve art. Work is classified under landscape painting, figure painting and still life. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris. Works named in the authority record include The Dream, Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Myself: Portrait – Landscape and The Sleeping Gypsy. Catalogue entries for prints and multiples state process, state, edition and watermark or paper. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

French painter (1844–1910)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Henri Rousseau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q156386: Henri Rousseau

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