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Henri Rousseau

46 works

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught French painter, called Le Douanier after his job as a customs official, known for dreamlike jungle scenes and The Sleeping Gypsy. Read more

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Painting of a river bend with a large tree, white houses with red roofs, a footbridge, and cumulus clouds over blue sky.

Outskirts of Paris

c. 1897-1905

Painting of a tiger attacking a buffalo in a dense, stylized jungle with broad leaves, hanging fruit and pink flowers.

Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo

1908

Painting of a lion feeding on prey in a lush jungle with yellow and blue flowers and a rising moon.

The Repast of the Lion

ca. 1907

Painting of villagers dancing in a green meadow under a large tree decorated with striped flags and bunting.

A Centennial of Independence

1892

Painting of a man with a cane and hat beside a seated child under a tree, with a stone bridge behind them.

Stroller and Child

1905

Painting of a park path with tall trees, a stone monument, and strolling figures in summer hats and dresses.

Luxembourg Gardens. Monument to Chopin

1909

Painting of a tiger attacking a bull in a dense jungle of tropical plants, with yellow blossoms and orange fruit.

Struggle between Tiger and Bull

1908

Painting of a woman in a straw hat holding a basket of white eggs in front of a leafy tree.

Woman with Basket of Eggs (La femme au panier d'œufs)

1889

Painting of a river with sailboats, a rowboat, a stone bridge, red-roofed buildings and a balloon in the sky.

View of Clichy Bridge at Asnières (Vue du pont Clichy à Asnières)

1900

Painting of a nude woman startled by a brown bear as a hunter aims a rifle from rocks beside a lake at sunset.

Unpleasant Surprise (Mauvaise surprise)

1899

Painting of a grey rabbit eating beside carrots and a cabbage leaf, in front of a red brick wall and tree branch.

The Rabbit's Meal (Le repas du lapin)

1908

Painting of a village street with red-roofed houses, a high wall, pedestrians, a cart, and pale mountains under clouds.

Outskirts of Paris (Environs de Paris)

1906

Painting of three monkeys and a red and white parrot in dense jungle foliage under a red sun.

Monkeys and Parrot in the Virgin Forest (Singes et perroquet dans la forêt vierge)

1906

Painting of a white laundry barge on a river with a fisherman, rowboats, riverside houses and trees under clouds.

The Great Laundry Boat at Charenton Bridge (Le Grand Bateau-Lavoir du Pont de Charenton)

1897

Woman in pink dress and hat standing in a dense tropical forest with orange trees and dark blue flowers.

Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest (Femme se promenant dans une forêt exotique)

1910

Painting of a flower bouquet in a glass vase on a red table, with roses, pansies and blue blossoms against a grey background.

Bouquet of Flowers (Bouquet de fleurs)

1909

Painting of four young girls seen from behind on a path, with a meadow, pavilion, factory chimney and trees beyond.

Landscape and Four Young Girls (Paysage et quatre jeunes filles)

1898

Still life painting of a flower bouquet with orange asters and white daisies in a white vase on a red table.

Bouquet of Flowers with China Asters and Tokyos (Bouquet de fleurs aux reines-marguerites et aux tokyos)

1910

Naive painting of a family group outdoors before a white house with green shutters, a child in white seated on grass in front

The Family (La famille)

1892

Painting of a man and woman in dark clothing in a green garden, with two heads floating in clouds above.

The Past and the Present, or Philosophical Thought (Le passé et le présent, ou Pensée philosophique)

1899

Painting of a park with a wooden kiosk, tall trees, and strollers in period dress along a path, with a building behind.

View of Montsouris Park, the Kiosk (Vue du parc Montsouris, le kiosque)

1908

Woman in a red dress seated in a garden with a church spire and trees behind her, painted by Henri Rousseau.

Portrait of a Woman in a Landscape (Portrait de femme dans un paysage)

1899

Painting of four fishermen with lines on a riverbank, with white houses and trees behind them under a pale sky.

Landscape and Four Fisherman (Paysage et quatre pêcheurs à la ligne)

1909

Painting of a tiger attacking a fallen figure in jungle grass as a rider with a rifle approaches under a pale moon.

Scouts Attacked by a Tiger (Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre)

1904

Wide landscape painting of a river with small sailboats, tall trees, red-roofed houses, and clouds under a blue sky.

View of the Quai d'Asnières (Vue du quai d'Asnières)

1900

Reclining nude woman on a sofa in a dense jungle with lotus flowers, lions, a monkey, and a moon in the sky.

The Dream

1910

Night scene of a sleeping figure in a striped robe beside a mandolin as a lion approaches under a large moon.

The Sleeping Gypsy

1897

Dark nude figure playing a flute among snakes in a dense jungle under a full moon, with a pink bird by a river.

The Snake Charmer

1907

Painting of a woman in white riding a black horse over fallen bodies on a battlefield, with crows and bare trees.

War

1894

Bearded man in black suit holding a painter's palette beside a river with a bridge, flagged ship, and balloon in a teal sky.

Myself: Portrait - Landscape

1890

Night landscape with bare winter trees, a full moon, and two costumed figures in white standing near a wooden fence.

Carnival Evening

1886

Painting of a young boy in a dark coat and striped stockings standing on jagged rocks above a sea horizon.

Boy on the Rocks

1895

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught French painter, called Le Douanier after his job as a customs official, known for dreamlike jungle scenes and The Sleeping Gypsy. Browse 46 works by Henri Rousseau from 15 museums, free to download in HD.