Théodore Rousseau

(French, 1812–1867)

Théodore Rousseau was a French artist and one of the leading figures in the Barbizon School, alongside Jean-François Millet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Staging himself in rural landscapes around France, Rousseau depicted brooding scenes such as The Forest in Winter at Sunset (1846-1867), with a range of brushstrokes and tonal colors. “It is better in art to be honest than clever,” he once remarked. Born Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau on April 15, 1812 in Paris, France, he began to paint as a teenager and later studied under Neoclassical artists. Despite his training, he based much of his style on the 17th-century Dutch landscape painters Jacob van Ruisdael and Meindert Hobbema. Beginning to work en plein air during the 1820s, Rousseau first travelled to the Forest of Fontainebleau southeast of Paris in 1833. He settled in Barbizon, a village on the outskirts of the forest, the artist began working alongside Corot, Charles-François Daubigny, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de La Peña, and Millet. Throughout the subsequent years, Rousseau had a contentious relationship with the Paris Salon which often rejected his works. Along with the rest of the Barbizon School, Rousseau’s work had a profound impact on the development of the generation of painters who became the Impressionists. The artist died on December 22, 1867 in Barbizon, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, among others.

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Landscape with river, trees and figures

Théodore Rousseau

Landscape with river, trees and figures

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Le passage du gué, 1854–1856

Théodore Rousseau

Le passage du gué, 1854–1856

Sale Date: December 17, 2013

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Chemin boisé

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Chemin boisé

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Nature morte au liève et aux perdrix

Théodore Rousseau

Nature morte au liève et aux perdrix

Sale Date: November 20, 2013

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Baumbestandene Teichlandschaft im Abendrot

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Baumbestandene Teichlandschaft im Abendrot

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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Paysage d'Auvergne

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Paysage d'Auvergne

Sale Date: November 3, 2013

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Paysage

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Le cerisier de la Plante à Biau, 1766

Théodore Rousseau

Le cerisier de la Plante à Biau, 1766

Sale Date: November 8, 2013

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La mare

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Sale Date: November 12, 2013

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Paysage et berger près d'un étang, 1832–1835

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage et berger près d'un étang, 1832–1835

Sale Date: November 5, 2013

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Reiter im Wald

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Reiter im Wald

Sale Date: November 8, 2013

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Berger conduisant son troupeau, 1845–1850

Théodore Rousseau

Berger conduisant son troupeau, 1845–1850

Sale Date: October 28, 2013

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Etude d'arbres (study)

Théodore Rousseau

Etude d'arbres (study)

Sale Date: October 4, 2013

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Twilight Landscape with Tree and Figure at a Pond

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Twilight Landscape with Tree and Figure at a Pond

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Mount Cervin Zermatt, Swiss Alps, 1834

Théodore Rousseau

Mount Cervin Zermatt, Swiss Alps, 1834

Sale Date: June 18, 2013

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Le cerisier de la plante a Biau (+ La Plaine de...

Théodore Rousseau

Le cerisier de la plante a Biau (+ La Plaine de...

Sale Date: May 30, 2013

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Barbizon landscape with woman at stream

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Barbizon landscape with woman at stream

Sale Date: June 1, 2013

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Terrains boisés et humides

Théodore Rousseau

Terrains boisés et humides

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Le chemin des buissons près Serigny

Théodore Rousseau

Le chemin des buissons près Serigny

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Landscape with Trees and a Quiet Pond

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Landscape with Trees and a Quiet Pond

Sale Date: May 9, 2013

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Baumstudie

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: April 26, 2013

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Le moulin de Batignies en forêt de Compiègne

Théodore Rousseau

Le moulin de Batignies en forêt de Compiègne

Sale Date: April 7, 2013

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830

Sale Date: March 22, 2013

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Vue de montagne, Auvergne

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Vue de montagne, Auvergne

Sale Date: January 23, 2013

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