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Henri Rousseau 1844 - 1910

Henri Rousseau 1844 - 1910. Henri Julien Rousseau was born in Laval, France in 1844. . Rousseau worked as a customs inspector in Paris for 20 years. He started painting just a few years before he retired from his job as customs inspector. The Sleeping Gypsy.

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Henri Rousseau 1844 - 1910

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  1. Henri Rousseau 1844 - 1910 • Henri Julien Rousseau was born in Laval, France in 1844.

  2. Rousseau worked as a customs inspector in Paris for 20 years. He started painting just a few years before he retired from his job as customs inspector The Sleeping Gypsy

  3. Rousseau never had an art lesson. He did not begin painting until late in life. • Rousseau is known as a primitive artist. Jungle Combat

  4. Rousseau retired as customs officer in 1893. He taught violin, painting and singing, even though he had not been taught to paint. The Dream

  5. Rousseau never visited the exotic jungles that he painted. Sunset

  6. Rousseau used house plants and wild flowers as his models for his exotic scenes. Repast of the Lion

  7. He used monochromatic, analogous and complementary color schemes even though he had never studied art. Surprise Attack

  8. Scout

  9. Tiger Attacks Buffalo

  10. In 1908 Rousseau was introduced to Pablo Picasso. Picasso adored Rousseau's work and threw a banquet in his honor. Exotic

  11. Assignment • Compose an exotic rain forest from your imagination. Include tropical birds, reptiles and animals. Fill the composition with foliage, flowers, fruits, and tropical life. • Use a compass to emphasize two areas of the composition. (draw two circles on the composition). • Paint the exotic scene using watercolors. • Add emphasis using colored pencil. • In the two circles change the way you use the watercolor and colored pencil.

  12. I. DRAWING Composition Foliage and animals Details II. WATERCOLOR AND COLORED PENCIL Value Colors and Hues Variety Craftsmanship Criteria(Two grades)

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