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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LANDSKAB MED RYTTER VED EN SO

Théodore Rousseau

LANDSKAB MED RYTTER VED EN SO

Sale Date: September 6, 1993

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Paysage

Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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PAYSAGE EN FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Théodore Rousseau

PAYSAGE EN FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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Crépuscule, 1861

Théodore Rousseau

Crépuscule, 1861

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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PAYSAGE DU BERRY

Théodore Rousseau

PAYSAGE DU BERRY

Sale Date: June 13, 1993

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PAYSAGE AUX DEUX ARBRES & PAYSAGE AU BORD D'UN ...

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PAYSAGE AUX DEUX ARBRES & PAYSAGE AU BORD D'UN ...

Sale Date: June 13, 1993

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LE CERISIER DE LA PLANTE A BIAU &D: ...

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CHENES DE ROCHE

Théodore Rousseau

CHENES DE ROCHE

Sale Date: June 13, 1993

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CHENE DE ROCHE, 1861

Théodore Rousseau

CHENE DE ROCHE, 1861

Sale Date: June 9, 1993

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COTTAGES IN A LANDSCAPE

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

COTTAGES IN A LANDSCAPE

Sale Date: May 28, 1993

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Pont dans le jura, 1834–1835

Théodore Rousseau

Pont dans le jura, 1834–1835

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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COUCHER DE SOLEIL

Théodore Rousseau

COUCHER DE SOLEIL

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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UN SITE DU BERRY, 1842

Théodore Rousseau

UN SITE DU BERRY, 1842

Sale Date: May 14, 1993

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PLAGE PRES DU MONT ST MICHEL

Théodore Rousseau

PLAGE PRES DU MONT ST MICHEL

Sale Date: May 6, 1993

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BERGERE ET SON TROUPEAU EN FORET, 1841

Théodore Rousseau

BERGERE ET SON TROUPEAU EN FORET, 1841

Sale Date: April 2, 1993

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VACHES A L'ABREUVOIR

Théodore Rousseau

VACHES A L'ABREUVOIR

Sale Date: March 31, 1993

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TROUPEAU DE MOUTONS ET SON GARDIEN

Théodore Rousseau

TROUPEAU DE MOUTONS ET SON GARDIEN

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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VUE DU PLATEAU DE BELLECROIX, 1848–1849

Théodore Rousseau

VUE DU PLATEAU DE BELLECROIX, 1848–1849

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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UN SITE DU BERRY, 1842

Théodore Rousseau

UN SITE DU BERRY, 1842

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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PAYSAGE, FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Théodore Rousseau

PAYSAGE, FORET DE FONTAINEBLEAU

Sale Date: February 17, 1993

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COUCHER DE SOLEIL DANS LES LANDES PRES DE BEGAAR

Théodore Rousseau

COUCHER DE SOLEIL DANS LES LANDES PRES DE BEGAAR

Sale Date: February 17, 1993

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Bord de rivière

Théodore Rousseau

Bord de rivière

Sale Date: December 21, 1992

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Paysage

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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VIEILLE FERME

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VIEILLE FERME

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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