{"id":225772,"date":"2025-05-23T07:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/artnews\/articles\/tribute-to-henri-rousseau-181-years-old-on-may-21\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T07:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:09:57","slug":"tribute-to-henri-rousseau-181-years-old-on-may-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/artnews\/artistes\/tribute-to-henri-rousseau-181-years-old-on-may-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Henri Rousseau &#8211; 181 years old on May 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>He would have been 181 years old on May 21st, an opportunity for Museum TV to look back at the artistic career of Henri Rousseau, whose works have inspired many, even though he never traveled!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Le Douanier, Father of Na\u00efve Art<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224541774 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224541774 BCX8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.museumtv.art\/content\/art-news-douanier-rousseau-fr\">Henri Rousseau, known as Le Douanier<\/a> (1844-1910), was a painter of Na\u00efve Art, Primitivism, and Post-Impressionism. Originally from Laval in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224541774 BCX8\">Mayenne<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224541774 BCX8\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/program\/21363-rousseau-s00-e15\/\">Henri Rousseau<\/a> began his professional life as a clerk in a notary&#8217;s office in Nantes before being dismissed for theft. He then joined the army in 1863 and moved to Paris as a tax collector in 1871. Eager to become an artist, he obtained a copyist&#8217;s license at the Louvre. Thus, as an autodidact, he tenaciously studies the works of the Louvre <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW224541774 BCX8\">and also<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224541774 BCX8\"> uses photographs found in the press.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW224541774 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/un-soir-de-carnaval.png\" alt=\"Couple dressed in white for carnival contemplating the moon in the middle of the countryside painting by henri rousseau&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-225767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/un-soir-de-carnaval.png 264w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/un-soir-de-carnaval-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\">Henri Rousseau, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\">Carnival Evening,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256036820 BCX8\"> 1886, oil on canvas, 117.3 x 89.5 cm, United States, Philadelphia Museum of Art<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW256036820 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\">The self-taught artist, mocked by his contemporaries, was rejected from the official Salon in 1885. Spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/my.museumtv.art\/content\/paul-signac-collectionneur-lage-dor-est-dans-lavenir\">Paul Signac<\/a>, he was then invited to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\">exhibit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\"> at the Salon des Independents in 1886. This salon was created in Paris in 1884 with the aim of bringing together artists whose artistic practices <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\">demonstrated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\"> a certain independence. It was <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\">established<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\"> under the initiative of a group of artists rejected from both the Official Salon and the Salon des <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128544914 BCX8\">Refus\u00e9s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128544914 BCX8\">. Among them were Odilon Redon, Georges Seurat, and Paul Signac.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW128544914 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112443138 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112443138 BCX8\">Henri Rousseau then <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112443138 BCX8\">exhibited<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112443138 BCX8\"> some of his creations. These were particularly appreciated by Odilon Redon and <a href=\"https:\/\/my.museumtv.art\/content\/les-plus-grands-peintres-du-monde-camille-pissarro\">Camille Pissarro<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW112443138 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/la-guerre.png\" alt=\"jeune gille v\u00eatue d&#039;une robe blanche tenant une \u00e9p\u00e9e chevauchant un \u00e9talon noir elle saute au dessus d&#039;une mar\u00e9e de corps\n\" class=\"wp-image-225768 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/la-guerre.png 518w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/la-guerre-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Rousseau devoted himself entirely to his art from 1893 onward. The Salon d&#8217;Automne welcomed the artist in 1905. Established in 1903 by the architect Frantz Jourdain and other figures such as F\u00e9lix Vallotton, Henri Matisse, and other artists. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\">Henri Rousseau, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33411883 BCX8\">War<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\">, c. 1894, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33411883 BCX8\">oil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\"> on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33411883 BCX8\">canvas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\">, 114.5 x 195 cm, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33411883 BCX8\"> d&#8217;Orsay<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW33411883 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This painting was then exhibited in Room VIII, reserved for the Fauves. It was during this Salon that the name for the Fauvism movement was coined. Louis Vauxcelles nicknamed Room VIII &#8220;The Cage of the Fauves.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-lion.png\" alt=\"Lion devours antelope in a green landscape\" class=\"wp-image-225769 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-lion.png 491w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-lion-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\">Henri Rousseau, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\">The Hungry Lion Throws Himself on the Antelope<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\">, 1898-1905, oil on canvas, 200 x 301 cm, Switzerland, Basel, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251034482 BCX8\">Fondation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251034482 BCX8\"> Beyeler<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW251034482 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>Avant-garde painters were true defenders of Rousseau. In November 1908, a banquet was even organized by Pablo Picasso at the Bateau-Lavoir, the Montmartre building where Pablo Picasso had set up his studio. This banquet in honor of Rousseau demonstrated the avant-garde artists&#8217; admiration for his painting. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW114909746 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114909746 BCX8\">The Dream<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW114909746 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> &#8211; Henri Rousseau<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-reve.png\" alt=\"Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910, oil on canvas, 204.5 x 298.5 cm, New York, Moma \" class=\"wp-image-225770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-reve.png 460w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/le-reve-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26085431 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26085431 BCX8\">The year of his death, Henri Rousseau painted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/79277?artist_id=5056&amp;page=1&amp;sov_referrer=artist\">The Dream<\/a>. Although he had never left France, this painter produced more than twenty-five paintings on the theme of the fantastical jungle. Popular literature and world exhibitions were essential sources for the artist. Living in Paris, it was easy for him to visit the Museum of Natural History and the Jardin des Plantes, a botanical and zoological garden. He <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26085431 BCX8\">stated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26085431 BCX8\">: &#8220;When I enter these greenhouses and see these strange plants from exotic countries, it seems to me that I am entering a dream.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW26085431 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>In fact, in this work, a nude woman lies in a lush jungle, sprawled on her sofa. She seems to be staring at and pointing at an element of exotic nature that the viewer is unaware of. The clear grass at the top of the canvas reveals the moon in a clear sky, destined to illuminate this jungle. Distant animals, colorful birds, wild animals, and ruminants inhabit the canvas. Some animals appear to be looking at the viewer. This is also the case with the musician. <\/p>\n\n<p>Rousseau justifies the insertion of the naked woman on a couch and the musician into this wild environment with this statement: &#8220;The woman asleep on the couch dreams of being transported to the forest, listening to the sounds of the enchanter&#8217;s instrument.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p>Le Douanier-Rousseau died in poverty in 1910. He was buried in a common grave; it wasn&#8217;t until 1947 that his ashes were transferred to his hometown of Laval. <\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51722119 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51722119 BCX8\">Want to learn more about Henri Rousseau, Fauvism, and Na\u00efve art? Watch our various documentary series exploring these themes on Museum TV and anytime, anywhere on our video-on-demand platform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.museumtv.art\/\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW51722119 BCX8\">my.museumtv.art.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He would have been 181 years old on May 21st, an opportunity for Museum TV to look back at the artistic career of Henri Rousseau, whose works have inspired many, even though he never traveled! 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