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- What did Henri Rousseau do for a living?
- When did Henri Rousseau get married?
- Was Jean Jacques Rousseau related to Rousseau?
- How many paintings did Henri Rousseau paint?
- What was Rousseau's famous quote?
- What did Cezanne make of Impressionism?
What did Henri Rousseau do for a living?
Who Was Henri Rousseau? While working as a toll collector in Paris, Henri Rousseau taught himself to paint and exhibited his work almost annually from 1886 until the end of his life. He was given the nickname "Le Douanier" ("the customs officer") by his acquaintances in the Parisian avant-garde.
When did Henri Rousseau get married?
In 1898, ten years after the death of his first wife, Rousseau married Josephine Noury, a widow.
Was Jean Jacques Rousseau related to Rousseau?
Henri Rousseau (the painter) not Jean-Jacques Rousseau (the philosopher)!!!! this is a catastrophically inaccurate tweet from the Met Museum. Not only that, Henri Rousseau was part of Napoleon III army that invaded Mexico, he crossed the jungle of Veracruz to get to Puebla where the dreamy crazy vegetation comes from.
How many paintings did Henri Rousseau paint?
Henri Rousseau - 123 artworks - painting.
What was Rousseau's famous quote?
“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.” “I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.” “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
What did Cezanne make of Impressionism?
His statement "I want to make of impressionism something solid and lasting like the art in the museums", and his contention that he was recreating Poussin "after nature" underscored his desire to unite observation of nature with the permanence of classical composition.
