
Carnival Evening #9

by Henri Rousseau
Title
Carnival Evening #9
Artist
Henri Rousseau
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau 1844 – 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. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.
Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Rousseau’s work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists.
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May 13th, 2021
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