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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Chemin à l'orée du bois

Théodore Rousseau

Chemin à l'orée du bois

Sale Date: October 20, 2000

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Felsküste in der Bretagne

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Felsküste in der Bretagne

Sale Date: September 22, 2000

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A wooded river landscape

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A wooded river landscape

Sale Date: July 4, 2000

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Petit ruisseau en forêt, 1828–1829

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Petit ruisseau en forêt, 1828–1829

Sale Date: June 16, 2000

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Wald von Fontainebleau

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Wald von Fontainebleau

Sale Date: June 3, 2000

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Sortie de la Fôret de Fontainebleau

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Sortie de la Fôret de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: May 16, 2000

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Repos des paysans dans un paysage

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Repos des paysans dans un paysage

Sale Date: May 14, 2000

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I curiosi

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Chêne de roche, 1861–1861

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Chêne de roche, 1861–1861

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Une Chaumiere dans la Berry, 1860–1860

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Une Chaumiere dans la Berry, 1860–1860

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Impending storm

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Impending storm

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Clairière de fôret, clair de lune

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Clairière de fôret, clair de lune

Sale Date: May 2, 2000

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Sunset over the plain of Barbizon

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Sunset over the plain of Barbizon

Sale Date: May 1, 2000

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Herbstlicher Wald

Circle of Théodore Rousseau

Herbstlicher Wald

Sale Date: April 14, 2000

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830

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Paysage d'Auvergne, 1830

Sale Date: April 7, 2000

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Effet de soir, 1851–1851

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Effet de soir, 1851–1851

Sale Date: April 7, 2000

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Chaumière à Barbizon

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Chaumière à Barbizon

Sale Date: April 7, 2000

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Paysan assis dans la campagne

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Paysan assis dans la campagne

Sale Date: March 31, 2000

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Lisière du bas-Bréau

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Lisière du bas-Bréau

Sale Date: March 31, 2000

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Vue du pont et du château de Blois dans le...

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Vue du pont et du château de Blois dans le...

Sale Date: March 29, 2000

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Sous-bois

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: March 15, 2000

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Paysage, château Gaillard

Théodore Rousseau

Paysage, château Gaillard

Sale Date: December 17, 1999

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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 15, 1999

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Plateau de Bellecroix, 1850–1850

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Plateau de Bellecroix, 1850–1850

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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