Henri Rousseau claimed he had no teacher other than nature. A retired customs official who only began painting in his late 40s, his simple, bold paintings of exotic flora and fauna attracted public derision at first, but went on to gain adulation from Picasso, the Surrealists, and long beyond. This dependable introduction explores the makings of this lateblooming artist and his legacy as an unlikely hero of modernism.
Henri Rousseau (18441910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseaus bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Pariss prestigious Salon des Indpendants, and in 1908 he received a legendary banquet of honor, hosted by Picasso.
Although best known for his tropical scenes, Rousseau, in fact, never left France, relying on books and magazines for inspiration, as well as trips to natural history museums and anecdotes from returning military acquaintances. Working in oil on canvas, he tended toward a vibrant palette, vivid rendering, as well as a certain lush, languid sensuality as seen in the nude in the jungle composition The Dream.
Today, Rousseaus myth" is well established in art history, garnering comparison with such other postImpressionist masters as Czanne, Matisse, and Gauguin. In this dependable TASCHEN introduction, we explore the makings of this lateblooming artist and his legacy as an unlikely hero of modernism.
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