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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GRAND CEDRE

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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Jeune femme au panier

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Jeune femme au panier

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WOODED LANDSCAPES

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WOODED LANDSCAPES

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PAYSAGE DE LANDES

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PAYSAGE DE LANDES

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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Paysage

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: December 1, 1992

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Maison dans un paysage

Circle of Théodore Rousseau

Maison dans un paysage

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SOUS-BOIS

Circle of Théodore Rousseau

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FORET DE BARBIZON

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FORET DE BARBIZON

Sale Date: November 27, 1992

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ETUDE DE TROND D'ARBRES, DE PERSONNAGES ET DE...

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ETUDE DE TROND D'ARBRES, DE PERSONNAGES ET DE...

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FONTAINEBLEAU

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FONTAINEBLEAU

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LE VIEX PONT, 1840

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LE VIEX PONT, 1840

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A COUNTRY ROAD

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A COUNTRY ROAD

Sale Date: November 26, 1992

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LE CHENE

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: November 22, 1992

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TROUPEAU A LA RIVIERE

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TROUPEAU A LA RIVIERE

Sale Date: November 22, 1992

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ENVIRONS DE FONTAINEBLEAU

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ENVIRONS DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: November 22, 1992

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LANDSKAB MED HOJE TRAEER

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LANDSKAB MED HOJE TRAEER

Sale Date: November 18, 1992

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ARBRES PRES DE LA CHAUMIERE

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ARBRES PRES DE LA CHAUMIERE

Sale Date: November 15, 1992

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LES GRANDS CHENES AU BORD DE LA RIVIERE

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LES GRANDS CHENES AU BORD DE LA RIVIERE

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VALLEE DE LA SEINE A PARIS VUE DES HAUTEURS..., 1831

Théodore Rousseau

VALLEE DE LA SEINE A PARIS VUE DES HAUTEURS..., 1831

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PAYSGE D'AUVERGNE (ENVIRONS DU PUY), 1830

Théodore Rousseau

PAYSGE D'AUVERGNE (ENVIRONS DU PUY), 1830

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GRAND CHENE EN FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Théodore Rousseau

GRAND CHENE EN FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

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Bord de l'Oise

Théodore Rousseau

Bord de l'Oise

Sale Date: October 29, 1992

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AU BORDS DE LA LOIRE, 1845–1855

Théodore Rousseau

AU BORDS DE LA LOIRE, 1845–1855

Sale Date: October 29, 1992

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Der Einsiedler

Théodore Rousseau

Der Einsiedler

Sale Date: October 24, 1992

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