Henri Rousseau

(French, 1844–1910)

Henri Rousseau was a French Post-Impressionist famed for his lushly painted jungle scenes. In his seminal work The Dream (1910), the artist merged elements of fantasy with a sensitive attention to form, composition, and color. Rousseau used a subtle palette of sage greens, earthen reds, and rich blacks, to produce interlocking forms that appear to emanate light from within. “A wandering Negress, a mandolin player, lies with her jar beside her, overcome by fatigue in a deep sleep. A lion chances to pass by, picks up her scent yet does not devour her,” Rousseau once described of his work The Sleeping Gypsy (1897). Born on May 21, 1844 in Laval, France, Rousseau led the majority of his life outside of the art world. Working as a toll collector on the outskirts of Paris, he taught himself to paint at home from observation and memory. One of his first exhibited works, Tiger in a Tropical Storm (1891), was shocking to audiences and critics alike at the Salon des Indépendants. The work abolished the rules of perspective and illusionistic space, while still working within the lexicon of representational imagery. Rousseau’s direct application of paint and mysterious subject matter, had a profound impact on the avant-garde artists of his day, including Wassily Kandinksy, Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, and Max Beckmann. He died on September 2, 1910 in Paris, France. Today, Rousseau’s works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

Henri Rousseau Artworks

Henri Rousseau (238 results)

La Charmeuse de Serpents (Black and White), ca. 1950

Henri Rousseau

La Charmeuse de Serpents (Black and White), ca. 1950

Denis Bloch Fine Art

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La Charmeuse de Serpents (The Snake..., ca. 1950

Henri Rousseau

La Charmeuse de Serpents (The Snake..., ca. 1950

Denis Bloch Fine Art

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Nature morte au panier de cerises, 1880

Henri Rousseau

Nature morte au panier de cerises, 1880

Galerie Dreyfus

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Entrée d'un parc

Henri Rousseau

Entrée d'un parc

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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La Guerre - Les Horreurs de la Guerre, 1894

Henri Rousseau

La Guerre - Les Horreurs de la Guerre, 1894

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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La Chasse au Tigre, by Jacques Villon..., 1924

After Henri Rousseau

La Chasse au Tigre, by Jacques Villon..., 1924

Sale Date: November 4, 2023

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Le baron Daumesnil, général d'Empire (1776-1832)

Henri Rousseau

Le baron Daumesnil, général d'Empire (1776-1832)

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Le barrage, 1891–1893

Henri Rousseau

Le barrage, 1891–1893

Sale Date: July 29, 2023

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Spahis en reconnaissance et Paysage

Henri Rousseau

Spahis en reconnaissance et Paysage

Sale Date: July 7, 2023

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Les Flamants, 1910

Henri Rousseau

Les Flamants, 1910

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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La Chasse au tigre, 1924

After Henri Rousseau

La Chasse au tigre, 1924

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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Henri Rousseau dit Scène champêtre près d'un...

Henri Rousseau

Henri Rousseau dit Scène champêtre près d'un...

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Vase de fleurs à la branche de lierre,..., 1901–1902

Henri Rousseau

Vase de fleurs à la branche de lierre,..., 1901–1902

Sale Date: November 14, 2022

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Nature morte aux verres et aux faiences

Henri Rousseau

Nature morte aux verres et aux faiences

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Parc Montsouris, circa 1906, 1906

Henri Rousseau

Parc Montsouris, circa 1906, 1906

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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The Falconers

Henri Rousseau

The Falconers

Sale Date: March 29, 2022

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La Chase du Tigre., 1924

After Henri Rousseau

La Chase du Tigre., 1924

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Le Baron Daumesnil (Le Général Daumesnil)

After Henri Rousseau

Le Baron Daumesnil (Le Général Daumesnil)

Sale Date: January 29, 2022

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Paysage romain ou vue fantaisiste, 1880

Henri Rousseau

Paysage romain ou vue fantaisiste, 1880

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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PORTRAIT EINES MANNES – PORTRAIT D’HOMME, 1905

Henri Rousseau

PORTRAIT EINES MANNES – PORTRAIT D’HOMME, 1905

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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PORTRAIT EINES KINDES, 1894

Henri Rousseau

PORTRAIT EINES KINDES, 1894

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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PORTRAIT EINER DAME – PORTRAIT DE FEMME, 1905

Henri Rousseau

PORTRAIT EINER DAME – PORTRAIT DE FEMME, 1905

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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La halte

Henri Rousseau

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Scierie aux environs de Paris, 1889

Henri Rousseau

Scierie aux environs de Paris, 1889

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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