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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Théodore Rousseau

"SENTIER DESCENDANT D'UN MONTICULE" (FORET DE...

Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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SENTIER DANS LA CLAIRIERE PARMILES BRUYERES

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SENTIER DANS LA CLAIRIERE PARMILES BRUYERES

Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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TWILIGHT

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Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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LANDSCHAFT IN DER DAUPHINE

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LANDSCHAFT IN DER DAUPHINE

Sale Date: May 17, 1991

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BARCAIOLO IN UN PAESAGGIO FLUVIALE

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BARCAIOLO IN UN PAESAGGIO FLUVIALE

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A SHEPHERD BY A POND

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A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A SHEPHERD BY A POND

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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RIVIERE EN BERRY, HIVER

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RIVIERE EN BERRY, HIVER

Sale Date: March 27, 1991

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A SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK

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A SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK

Sale Date: March 27, 1991

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LANDSCAPE WITH ESTUARY

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LANDSCAPE WITH ESTUARY

Sale Date: February 27, 1991

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LA COTE DE GRANVILLE

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LA COTE DE GRANVILLE

Sale Date: February 14, 1991

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ABENDLICHE LANDSCHAFT

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ABENDLICHE LANDSCHAFT

Sale Date: December 10, 1990

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CHEMIN DE VILLAGE A BARBIZON, 1830–1835

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CHEMIN DE VILLAGE A BARBIZON, 1830–1835

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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Trees by a pond, autumn

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Trees by a pond, autumn

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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Landscape

Attributed to Théodore Rousseau

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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LANDSCHAFT IN DER DAUPHINE

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LANDSCHAFT IN DER DAUPHINE

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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SUNSET IN ALGIERS

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SUNSET IN ALGIERS

Sale Date: November 7, 1990

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ABENDSTIMMUNG AUF DER WEIDE

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ABENDSTIMMUNG AUF DER WEIDE

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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FELSIGE WALDLANDSCHAFT, 1861–1861

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FELSIGE WALDLANDSCHAFT, 1861–1861

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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CLAIRIERE DE FORET, CLAIR DE LUNE

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CLAIRIERE DE FORET, CLAIR DE LUNE

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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PAYSAGE ORAGEUX

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PAYSAGE ORAGEUX

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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COWS IN A LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET

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COWS IN A LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET

Sale Date: October 24, 1990

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COURS D'EAU AU MILIEU DES ROCHES, EN AUVERGNE

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COURS D'EAU AU MILIEU DES ROCHES, EN AUVERGNE

Sale Date: October 23, 1990

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FIGURE WALKING ALONG A TREE-LINED PATH

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FIGURE WALKING ALONG A TREE-LINED PATH

Sale Date: October 22, 1990

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LE CHEMIN CREUX

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LE CHEMIN CREUX

Sale Date: October 12, 1990

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