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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Bergère Et Moutons Sur Le Chemin, 1841

Théodore Rousseau

Bergère Et Moutons Sur Le Chemin, 1841

Sale Date: June 27, 2015

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ChaumiÈres Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

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ChaumiÈres Sous Les Arbres, 1842–1845

Sale Date: June 27, 2015

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Sketch of plants, trees, and figures

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Sketch of plants, trees, and figures

Sale Date: June 16, 2015

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Le Mont Saint Michel depuis l'entrée..., 1831–1832

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Le Mont Saint Michel depuis l'entrée..., 1831–1832

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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巴比松派创始人西奥多·卢梭《高处远眺巴黎》素描写生

Théodore Rousseau

巴比松派创始人西奥多·卢梭《高处远眺巴黎》素描写生

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Crepuscule Nuageux

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Crepuscule Nuageux

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

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Baumbestandene Teichlandschaft im Abendrot, 1812

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Baumbestandene Teichlandschaft im Abendrot, 1812

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Untitled, 1850

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Untitled, 1850

Sale Date: May 28, 2015

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Chemin à l'entrée du village, 1842

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Chemin à l'entrée du village, 1842

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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Chaumières dans la plaine, 1860

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Chaumières dans la plaine, 1860

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Bosquet d'arbres avec rochers (Fontainebleau , 1812

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Bosquet d'arbres avec rochers (Fontainebleau , 1812

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Paysage au grand arbre

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Paysage au grand arbre

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Les pommiers de la belle marie

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Les pommiers de la belle marie

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Arbres et rochers

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Arbres et rochers

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Troupeau au bord d'un étang

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Troupeau au bord d'un étang

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Paysage lacustre

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Paysage lacustre

Sale Date: January 19, 2015

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Paysage de Fontainebleau

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Paysage de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: December 19, 2014

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Landscape with trees and a quiet pond, 1855–1858

Théodore Rousseau

Landscape with trees and a quiet pond, 1855–1858

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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La plaine au crepuscule

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La plaine au crepuscule

Sale Date: December 12, 2014

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Barbizon landscape with trees silhouetted...

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Barbizon landscape with trees silhouetted...

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Vallée de la Seine près de Rouen, 1831–1832

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Vallée de la Seine près de Rouen, 1831–1832

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1812–1867

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1812–1867

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Houses in a Hilly Landscape

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Houses in a Hilly Landscape

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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Berger au lever de soleil (Ecole de Barbizon)

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Berger au lever de soleil (Ecole de Barbizon)

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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