Rousseau

Henri Rousseau

Full name-Henri Rousseau Born-May 21, 1844 in Laval, France Died-Septenber 2,1910 in Paris, France

Art Medium/materials-Print making, paint

Subject/genre-Realistic fiction/objects in fantastic or mysterious exotic enviroment Art movement/style-bold colors and decorative patterns, primitive art.

Title of art work- Tropical Forest with Monkeys Year it was created- 1910 Medium- oil on canvas

Interesting facts:
 * when he was alone he perhaps understood black sheep
 * his wife is named Clemence Boitard
 * he was also called LaDouanier
 * he was in the French army twice
 * he was inspired by flowers
 * he was never professionally trained in art
 * his favorite color was green
 * to him green was the color of life
 * he also wrote poems plays and music

Works Cited:

. . Gould, Philip. "Rousseau, Henri." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Troy, Nancy J. "Rousseau, Henri." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 24 Feb. 2015

" Henri Rousseau." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Webhttp://www.biography.com/#!/people/henri-rousseau-9465420//

// Raboff, Ernest. //Henri Rousseau. New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1970.

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