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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HUGELLANDSCHAFT BEI BARBIZON IN DER

Théodore Rousseau

HUGELLANDSCHAFT BEI BARBIZON IN DER

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

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Paysage

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

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LA VALLEE DE LA SEINE ET PARIS PRIS DES..., 1831

Théodore Rousseau

LA VALLEE DE LA SEINE ET PARIS PRIS DES..., 1831

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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SETTING SUN, BARIBIZON FOREST

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SETTING SUN, BARIBIZON FOREST

Sale Date: December 3, 1991

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Paysage

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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BERGERE GARDANT SES TROUPEAUX

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BERGERE GARDANT SES TROUPEAUX

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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FERME, 1849

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: October 31, 1991

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VIEUX CHENES SUR LA ROUTE DE PARIS A FONTAINEBLEAU

Théodore Rousseau

VIEUX CHENES SUR LA ROUTE DE PARIS A FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: October 17, 1991

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L'ETUDE DES MARAIS DE TIFFAUGE EN VENDEE, 1835–1837

Théodore Rousseau

L'ETUDE DES MARAIS DE TIFFAUGE EN VENDEE, 1835–1837

Sale Date: October 16, 1991

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LE PETIT PECHEUR

Théodore Rousseau

LE PETIT PECHEUR

Sale Date: October 16, 1991

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CATTLE WATERING

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

CATTLE WATERING

Sale Date: October 15, 1991

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TWO LANDSCAPES

Théodore Rousseau

TWO LANDSCAPES

Sale Date: October 13, 1991

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LANDSCAPE WITH BUILDING AMONG TREES

Théodore Rousseau

LANDSCAPE WITH BUILDING AMONG TREES

Sale Date: October 13, 1991

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THE PLAINS OF MEUDON, 1844

Théodore Rousseau

THE PLAINS OF MEUDON, 1844

Sale Date: October 13, 1991

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IM WALD VON FONTAINEBLEAU

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IM WALD VON FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: June 28, 1991

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CHENES DE ROCHE, 1861

Théodore Rousseau

CHENES DE ROCHE, 1861

Sale Date: June 24, 1991

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HUGELLANDSCHAFT, 1855

Théodore Rousseau

HUGELLANDSCHAFT, 1855

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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THE WOODLAND PATH

Théodore Rousseau

THE WOODLAND PATH

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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PAYSAGE AUX ARBRES, 1848

Théodore Rousseau

PAYSAGE AUX ARBRES, 1848

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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A PEASANT IN THE FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU

Théodore Rousseau

A PEASANT IN THE FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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ENVIRONS DE BARBIZON

Théodore Rousseau

ENVIRONS DE BARBIZON

Sale Date: June 14, 1991

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LE PETIT PONT, 1828–1830

Théodore Rousseau

LE PETIT PONT, 1828–1830

Sale Date: May 24, 1991

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L'ANCIEN MOULIN DE SAINT-OUEN PRES PARIS

Théodore Rousseau

L'ANCIEN MOULIN DE SAINT-OUEN PRES PARIS

Sale Date: May 23, 1991

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CLAIRIERE DE FORET, CLAIR DE LUNE

Théodore Rousseau

CLAIRIERE DE FORET, CLAIR DE LUNE

Sale Date: May 23, 1991

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