Henri Rousseau Research Paper
Charlene Gennitti
Harley Acres
Famous Artist paper
2 March 2016
Henri Rousseau
Henri Rousseau, a well-known artist, was born May 21 1844 in Laval, France into a “family of a plumber” (). Died September 2 1910
Before he becoming an artist he served in the army and afterwards worked with the Paris Customs Office. When in the army, painting was his hobby on his off time. In 1893, when he retired, he focused on becoming a painter. He became very known for his jungle paintings in which he made 25 of them. He was also known as a naïve artist portraying pieces of art that looked a little childish. Although he lacked the sense of perspective, it’s what created his style. Often ridiculed for the art he painted he tried to paint using an academic manner, …show more content…
It was the first jungle painting he made. He produced this painting at 35. It was hard for his work to get recognized because people thought of his art as childish. It is stated by Rousseau that the title surprised implies that the tiger is about ready to pounce on a group of explorers, but it is shown that the tiger’s prey is not there so it is left up to the imagination of the viewer. Two years before his death, an art dealer Ambroise Vollard bought his painting and later acquired by National Gallery
Made somewhere from 1895-897, The boy on the rocks was one of his paintings that were called naïve because of the lack of perspective. With the boy being about the same height as the rocks, it is hard to tell where the boy is standing. There were no shadows behind the boy to indicate that sort of perspective. It is no in the National Gallery of Art.
Another known piece made before his death is called The dream. This painting was the largest painting of all his jungle paintings. It is a portrait of his mistress that he had when he was younger. It is stated that he never traveled to jungles and only got his ideas based off of popular literature, expositions, and the zoo. His inspiration was when he visited the natural history museum and he quotes “ When I am in these hothouses and see the strange plants from exotic lands, it seems to me that I am entering a
Harley Acres
Famous Artist paper
2 March 2016
Henri Rousseau
Henri Rousseau, a well-known artist, was born May 21 1844 in Laval, France into a “family of a plumber” (). Died September 2 1910
Before he becoming an artist he served in the army and afterwards worked with the Paris Customs Office. When in the army, painting was his hobby on his off time. In 1893, when he retired, he focused on becoming a painter. He became very known for his jungle paintings in which he made 25 of them. He was also known as a naïve artist portraying pieces of art that looked a little childish. Although he lacked the sense of perspective, it’s what created his style. Often ridiculed for the art he painted he tried to paint using an academic manner, …show more content…
It was the first jungle painting he made. He produced this painting at 35. It was hard for his work to get recognized because people thought of his art as childish. It is stated by Rousseau that the title surprised implies that the tiger is about ready to pounce on a group of explorers, but it is shown that the tiger’s prey is not there so it is left up to the imagination of the viewer. Two years before his death, an art dealer Ambroise Vollard bought his painting and later acquired by National Gallery
Made somewhere from 1895-897, The boy on the rocks was one of his paintings that were called naïve because of the lack of perspective. With the boy being about the same height as the rocks, it is hard to tell where the boy is standing. There were no shadows behind the boy to indicate that sort of perspective. It is no in the National Gallery of Art.
Another known piece made before his death is called The dream. This painting was the largest painting of all his jungle paintings. It is a portrait of his mistress that he had when he was younger. It is stated that he never traveled to jungles and only got his ideas based off of popular literature, expositions, and the zoo. His inspiration was when he visited the natural history museum and he quotes “ When I am in these hothouses and see the strange plants from exotic lands, it seems to me that I am entering a