Vintage Ltd. Ed. Post-Impressionist/Surrealist Lithograph-Henri Rousseau (Fr. 1844-1910)

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Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French 1844 – 1910) was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He … more Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French 1844 – 1910) was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.

Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists, including Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Fernand Léger Jean Metzinger, Max Beckmann, and the Surrealists. Dimensions: 14.5" x 11" (sheet).

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