#ArtSaturday Henri Julien Félix Rousseau, 1844 – 1910
French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner pic.twitter.com/za0qDPWerx— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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Started painting seriously in his 40s pic.twitter.com/y7NmYpCDQx— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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was essentially self-taught pic.twitter.com/laBQ4Yg0Ru— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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1905: Hungry Lion Throwing Himself on Antelope exhibited
One of the critics disparages all the artists in the show as “fauves” [hungry beasts], and “Fauvism” will become one of the names for Rousseau’s style of painting. pic.twitter.com/vrm4WnKkxW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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(one of his earlier works) pic.twitter.com/g47oRhYpiE
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His earlier works were more realistically impressionistic, if that makes any sense. pic.twitter.com/cZ5tTCtsXi— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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Picasso saw a Rousseau painting on the street (being sold for the canvas, so another artist could paint over the picture); Picasso recognized Rousseau’s genius and went to his home/studio to meet him. Later Picasso held a dinner of artists for Rousseau. pic.twitter.com/AAOHq7Qhjq— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
#ArtSaturday Rousseau pic.twitter.com/slsUsi14Gm
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Bouquet of Flowers pic.twitter.com/kYxAmIZWLn— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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Bouquet of Flowers (more variations) pic.twitter.com/CF4odFg6hH
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Boy on the Rocks, 1895-97 pic.twitter.com/oTo6rtPL4i
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War pic.twitter.com/pVqZJt6QE3
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Child with a Doll pic.twitter.com/1tfo1xZwSV
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Child with a Puppet pic.twitter.com/MyCUoumHVE
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Wedding pic.twitter.com/IO3lb3TVpe
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Eve and the Serpent pic.twitter.com/wKWMVu359B
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Exotic Landscape, 1908 pic.twitter.com/mW4gS1Qhx2
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Exotic Landscape, 1910 pic.twitter.com/zM8KGTsjEa
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Exotic Landscape II pic.twitter.com/CeKqf5r5Pq
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Exotic Landscape (with monkeys, oranges, and bird) pic.twitter.com/YxLsSLr7FG
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Exotic Landscape (with money/orangutan) pic.twitter.com/5cFUAfaCIR
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Exotic Landscape: Fight Between Gorilla and Indian pic.twitter.com/xoIm1UJ8tT
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Though Rousseau never left France or saw a jungle, his best-known paintings represent jungles and jungle scenes.Fight Between Tiger & Buffalo, 1908 pic.twitter.com/56lLCSgfXY
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Woman with Umbrella in Exotic Forest pic.twitter.com/rW7qIuI5aC
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Woman Walking in Exotic Forest pic.twitter.com/eNEW3DTPKh
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Unpleasant Surprise (also, Woman and Bear)
(to the left, against the rocks, a hunter has just fired a shot at the bear: smoke is escaping the muzzle of the gun.) pic.twitter.com/y2A9sMPWk5— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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Fruits pic.twitter.com/BqJN7KIRYf
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Happy Quartet pic.twitter.com/8IRtgBrD1t
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The Snake Charmer pic.twitter.com/t5ERbsdYlo
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Horse Attacked By Jaguar pic.twitter.com/wPnqfcpV3X
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Mandrill in the Jungle pic.twitter.com/e187ALOoGS
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French poet Apollinaire was one of the guests at Picasso’s Dinner of Artists for RousseauMuse Inspiring Poet (Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire and Marie Laurencin) 1909 pic.twitter.com/iqg7mvi8Re
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Jungle with Lion pic.twitter.com/yTOPccDqyJ
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Self-Portrait in Landscape pic.twitter.com/wyVMujVjKO
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Self-Portrait with Lamp, 1903 pic.twitter.com/eePRZXtq06
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Rousseau was sometimes called “Douanier Rousseau” [The Customs Officer Rousseau] by his artist friends because before retirement, he worked as tax/toll collectorphoto, Douanier Rousseau, 1902 pic.twitter.com/BkJciEU31n
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Rousseau vainly sought approval for his paintings in his lifetime. Though he received approval and praise from some fellow artists, he never received it from art criticsPhoto of Rousseau, by Picasso, 1910 pic.twitter.com/77ZTtJzC9B
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Rousseau’s art was inspired by illustrated children’s books, by the Parisian botanical gardens, and by exhibitions of taxidermied wild animals.Sleeper with Lion pic.twitter.com/QskT1V79rq
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Man in Landscape, 2 variations pic.twitter.com/Sy4x79TY6x
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Portraits pic.twitter.com/VAkcRI1Iof
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Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (also, Portrait with Lamp) pic.twitter.com/XI3stW1066
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The Artillerymen
(this has become one of the popular paintings of Rousseau’s to put into prints) pic.twitter.com/jryTCGiZ0Q— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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Rabbit, 1908 pic.twitter.com/KpUnJGOZ84
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Old Junior’s Cart pic.twitter.com/XxCByycHHR
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Two Monkeys in the Jungle pic.twitter.com/L8D19PkrRH
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The Pink Candle pic.twitter.com/PSi4iXbJmJ
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Still Life with Teapot and Fruit pic.twitter.com/ZOCureXJ2l
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Teapot, Fruit, Lamp pic.twitter.com/p7xj0hb6JG
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Repast of the Lion pic.twitter.com/048DrA0YAF
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Flamingoes, 1907 pic.twitter.com/ZLy0p7Mrw7
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Dream Garden (probably a self-portrait) pic.twitter.com/wKKquW4p0e
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Rousseau’s final painting was The Dream, 1910, one of his most famous paintings. His last exhibition featured The Dream pic.twitter.com/NkbCnftIZW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 7, 2018
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The 2005 animated film Madagascar was influenced by Rousseau’s work.Madagascar Art by Yoriko Ito (courtesy Dreamworks) pic.twitter.com/skVxa3lBbW
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The 2005 animated film Madagascar was influenced by Rousseau’s work.Madagascar Art by Yoriko Ito (courtesy Dreamworks) pic.twitter.com/skVxa3lBbW
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