The career of this French artist didn’t really start until he was a 40-year-old man. This is extraordinary and why he is referred to as a “Naive artist.” Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was much more than that, though. He became a significant influence for many renowned Avant-Garde artists at the turn of the 20th century. His …
There are a few examples of people who only fully focused on art later on in life, and this French artist is probably one of the most notable ones. Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a customs officer and tax collector for most of his adult life. He started collecting tolls in 1871 in his twenties and …
A black woman is sleeping in a moonlit desert landscape while a ferocious lion sniffs at her shoulder. This is not a very common subject in the world of art. This is indeed a peculiar painting in many ways. It could only have been painted by an artist who had never received a formal art …
There haven’t been too many artists in history who picked up their brushes in their early 40s to become one of the greatest painters of their generation. Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) is one of the few French artists who could claim to be a self-taught genius, and this is reflected in his enthralling paintings. He adopted …