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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Two landscapes

Théodore Rousseau

Two landscapes

Sale Date: May 21, 2016

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THÉODORE ROUSSEAU (FRENCH 1812-1867)

Théodore Rousseau

THÉODORE ROUSSEAU (FRENCH 1812-1867)

Sale Date: May 18, 2016

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Landscape

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: May 25, 2016

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Paysage, brunaille

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage, brunaille

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Solitary tree in the forest of Fountainbleau, 1860

Théodore Rousseau

Solitary tree in the forest of Fountainbleau, 1860

Sale Date: March 29, 2016

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Le grand chêne

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Le grand chêne

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Museum of Fine Arts

Théodore Rousseau

Museum of Fine Arts

Sale Date: February 20, 2016

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Chaumières Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

Théodore Rousseau

Chaumières Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

Sale Date: February 5, 2016

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枫丹白露森林的月光, 1864

Théodore Rousseau

枫丹白露森林的月光, 1864

Sale Date: December 26, 2015

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Le cerisier de la plante a Biau, 1862, 1862

Théodore Rousseau

Le cerisier de la plante a Biau, 1862, 1862

Sale Date: December 15, 2015

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Die Alpen vom Col de la Faucille aus gesehen, 1865

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Die Alpen vom Col de la Faucille aus gesehen, 1865

Sale Date: November 27, 2015

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Undulating river landscape

Théodore Rousseau

Undulating river landscape

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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PROMENEURS PRES D'UNE CHAUMIERE

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PROMENEURS PRES D'UNE CHAUMIERE

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Lisière de bois

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Lisière de bois

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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Forest scene with peasants and cows

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Forest scene with peasants and cows

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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Les grands chênes

Théodore Rousseau

Les grands chênes

Sale Date: October 26, 2015

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Landschaft im Abendrot

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Landschaft im Abendrot

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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ChaumiÈres Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

Théodore Rousseau

ChaumiÈres Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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Tronc De Châtaignier Devant Le Mur Du Domaine, 1835

Théodore Rousseau

Tronc De Châtaignier Devant Le Mur Du Domaine, 1835

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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Waldlandschaft mit Künstler beim Zeichnen

Théodore Rousseau

Waldlandschaft mit Künstler beim Zeichnen

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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Rivière dans un ravin

Théodore Rousseau

Rivière dans un ravin

Sale Date: October 28, 2015

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Cour de ferme au pont

Théodore Rousseau

Cour de ferme au pont

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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A landscape

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: July 8, 2015

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Les grands chênes

Théodore Rousseau

Les grands chênes

Sale Date: June 28, 2015

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