Rousseau
$34.25
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2018
Summary
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age of 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s 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 Paris’s prestigious Salon des Indépendants, and in 1908 he received a legendary ban…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836570763 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3836570769 |
| Author: | Cornelia Stabenow |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 626g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 313mm x 342mm |
| Series: | Basic Art |
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Cornelia Stabenow
Cornelia Stabenow was born in Bamberg, Germany, and wrote her doctoral thesis on Rousseau’s jungle pictures. She worked as an art historian from 1982 until her passing in 1990.
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