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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Intérieur de forêt : Coup de soleil, 1857

Théodore Rousseau

Intérieur de forêt : Coup de soleil, 1857

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Arbres et rochers dans la forêt de Fontainebleau

Théodore Rousseau

Arbres et rochers dans la forêt de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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A donkey at a watering hole

Théodore Rousseau

A donkey at a watering hole

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Paysage boisé

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage boisé

Sale Date: November 19, 2004

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La Seine au Bas-Meudon

Théodore Rousseau

La Seine au Bas-Meudon

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Personnages sur une route de campagne

Théodore Rousseau

Personnages sur une route de campagne

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Torrent en Auvergne et retenue - Région de..., 1830

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Torrent en Auvergne et retenue - Région de..., 1830

Sale Date: October 27, 2004

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Seascape with a boat on the horizon

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Seascape with a boat on the horizon

Sale Date: October 27, 2004

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Soleil couchant sur les sables du Jean de Paris

Théodore Rousseau

Soleil couchant sur les sables du Jean de Paris

Sale Date: September 8, 2004

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Sunset

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: January 21, 2004

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An extensive landscape in the Pyrenees

Théodore Rousseau

An extensive landscape in the Pyrenees

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Le Dormoir de Lantera, Fôret de..., 1840–1850

Théodore Rousseau

Le Dormoir de Lantera, Fôret de..., 1840–1850

Sale Date: June 18, 2004

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Paysage valloné

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Paysage valloné

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830–1830

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830–1830

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Pâturage au bord de l'eau

Théodore Rousseau

Pâturage au bord de l'eau

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Soleil couchant sur les sables du..., 1864–1864

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Soleil couchant sur les sables du..., 1864–1864

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Marine

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Paysage forestier

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage forestier

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Porteuse de fagots, 1836–1840

Théodore Rousseau

Porteuse de fagots, 1836–1840

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Versant de la vallée de Saint-Vincent..., 1830–1830

Théodore Rousseau

Versant de la vallée de Saint-Vincent..., 1830–1830

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Sous-bois

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Le Rageur, cavalier sous l'orage, 1852–1852

Théodore Rousseau

Le Rageur, cavalier sous l'orage, 1852–1852

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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Intérieur de forêt à l'automne

Théodore Rousseau

Intérieur de forêt à l'automne

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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La mare aux fées en forêt de Fontainebleau

Théodore Rousseau

La mare aux fées en forêt de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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