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109which he created his art work. Henri Rousseau tried to paint following an academic manner, where he followed the traditionalist work 110 which was created by some of the top artists in this field. Some of his influences were <i>Bougureau</i> and <i>Gerome</i>. The innocence and charm which he used to create his work, won over the admiration of the 111 avant-garde. And, in 1908, <a href="http://www.pablopicasso.org">Pablo Picasso</a> held a banquet, to honor Henri Rousseau, and the work he had created. 112 </p> 113 <p> 114 Today, Henri Rousseau is most well known for the jungle themes in which most of the pieces he created took place. <a href="/surprised.jsp">Surprised!</a>, is the first of these pieces, which was exhibited in the 115 <i>National Gallery, London</i>, in 1891. Another piece, <a href="/the-dream.jsp">The Dream</a>, was exhibited in <a href="https://www.moma.org">MOMA</a>, New York, in 1910. These are two prime examples of the creativity of 116 the work he created, and his ability to work on a larger scale, with longevity, and with the attention to detail which he paid in his art forms. Some of the inspiration for the work he created, were visits to zoos, magazines, 117 and the time he spend in Paris. 118 </p> 119 <p> 120 Although Henri Rousseau was labeled under the naives art form, he also created work which many labeled as primitive, and many even classified him as a surrealist, with many of the distinct creations that he put together 121 during his career. He was well known by surrealists, and was in fact a driving force in this movement. His ability to see beyond the eye's reach, and his ability to perceive what was not seen on paper, gave his work 122 extreme depth, and helped him create a diverse set of paintings during his career, each with their own unique style and form. 123 </p> 124 <p> 125 Henri Rousseau believed that his work was done in an academic style, although he was most widely seen as a professional for his creative style, and the unique ability to take something out of the page of a magazine, and 126 recreate it into a unique and distinct picture. He was brought into the lime light in 1908, during the banquet in which <i>Picasso</i> introduced him to the art world. Styliization, the fantastical images, and direct 127 vision, were some of the features which the art world loved, when viewing the images which Henri Rousseau created during his career. 128 </p> 129 <p> 130 Rousseau was not formally trained, and only took up painting as a hobby during his career, but the self confidence which he had in himself, and the sense of entitlement he had in his work, allowed him to create amazing 131 pieces. Most notable the jungle scenes which he worked on, and was most well known for, but he was also known for the dream like work and scenes, which he depicted in many of the later works he did in his career as well. 132 Most of his work was not based on first hand experiences, but on places he had visited, or print ads which he had seen, and reworked a new life, and new style, to create his own distinct style with these pieces which he painted. 133 </p> 134 <p> 135 Many of the works which Henri Rousseau created were also extremely disproportionate, and exaggerated. One example of this, was the <a href="/boy-on-the-rocks.jsp">Boy on the Rocks</a>, which critics claim to be both funny and 136 alarming. Viewers see the rocks as a series of mountains, which are dwarfed by a child trying to overcome this challenge. His vision, his attention to detail, and his inability to distinguish between fantasy and real life 137 in the works which he created, gave much allure to the style, and the pieces which he painted during his career. Much of this was probably due to his lack of formal training in the art world, but also because of the fact 138 that he had a different perception of reality, and of the work which he was producing, when he painted on a large scale canvas, which he often created most of his work on. 139 </p> 140 <p> 141 Like most artists, shortly following his death, Henri Rousseau became an extremely well known name in the art world, and his paintings were sought after by collectors, museums, and admirers of his work in general. Much of 142 the work which he created, did not sell during his career, but there was a great demand which occurred shortly after his death. This not only caused an increase in the price of the pieces that were sold, but also created 143 more buzz around his name, his legacy, and the work which he created during an extremely short career he had in the art world. 144 </p> 145 146 <p class="blockquote"> 147 Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see. " - Henri Rousseau 148 </p> 149 150 <p> 151 Henri Rousseau took up art as a passion and as a hobby; yet he managed to make his way to the top, and is today known as one of the greatest naive painters to exist. His ability to see into the future, and to create 152 surreal pieces, years before the movement came to be, required some kind of genius. This was probably one reason for his success with other artists (we know <a href="http://www.pablopicasso.org">Picasso</a>, 153 <a href="http://www.henrimatisse.org">Henri Matisse</a>, <a href="http://www.vincentvangogh.org">Vincent van Gogh</a> and <a href="http://www.marcchagall.net">Marc Chagall</a> were among his first admirers, and Surrealists, such as 154 <a href="http://www.joan-miro.net">Joan Miro</a> and <a href="https://www.dalipaintings.com">Salvador Dali</a>, who admired him thirty years later). But by re-introducing the values of the imaginary into the art of his period, 155 he went beyond one of the needs of his time - and ours. 156 </p> 157 </div> 158 </div> 159 </div> 160 161 </div> 162 163 </div> 164</section><!-- End Content Section --> 165 <!-- ======= carousel ======= --> 166 <div class='container'> 167 <div 168 id='carouselControls' 169 class='carousel carousel-dark slide'
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386 <a href='/the-waterfall.jsp'> 387 <img 388 loading='lazy' 389 src='/assets/img/thumbs/the-waterfall.jpg' 390 class='card-img-top' 391 alt='The Waterfall by Henri Rousseau' 392 /> 393 </a> 394 <div class='card-body'> 395 <a href='/the-waterfall.jsp'> 396 <h6 class='card-title'>The Waterfall</h6> 397 </a> 398 </div> 399 </div> 400 </div> 401 </div> 402 403 </div> 404 405 <div class='carousel-item'> 406 <div class='row gy-3'> 407 <div class='col-lg-3 d-flex justify-content-center'> 408 <div class='card'> 409 <a href='/woman-walking-in-an-exotic-forest.jsp'> 410 <img 411 loading='lazy' 412 src='/assets/img/thumbs/woman-walking-in-an-exotic-forest.jpg' 413 class='card-img-top' 414 alt='Mauvaise Surprise by Henri Rousseau' 415 /> 416 </a> 417 <div class='card-body'> 418 <a href='/woman-walking-in-an-exotic-forest.jsp'> 419 <h6 class='card-title'>Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest</h6> 420 </a> 421 </div> 422 </div> 423 </div> 424 425 <div class='col-lg-3 d-flex justify-content-center'> 426 <div class='card'> 427 <a href='/the-equatorial-jungle.jsp'> 428 <img 429 loading='lazy' 430 src='/assets/img/thumbs/the-equatorial-jungle.jpg' 431 class='card-img-top' 432 alt='The Equatorial Jungle by Henri Rousseau' 433 /> 434 </a> 435 <div class='card-body'> 436 <a href='/the-equatorial-jungle.jsp'> 437 <h6 class='card-title'>The Equatorial Jungle</h6> 438 </a> 439 </div> 440 </div> 441 </div> 442 443 <div class='col-lg-3 d-flex justify-content-center'> 444 <div class='card'> 445 <a href='/war.jsp'> 446 <img 447 loading='lazy' 448 src='/assets/img/thumbs/war.jpg' 449 class='card-img-top' 450 alt='War by Henri Rousseau' 451 /> 452 </a> 453 <div class='card-body'> 454 <a href='/war.jsp'> 455 <h6 class='card-title'>War</h6> 456 </a> 457 </div> 458 </div> 459 </div> 460 461 <div class='col-lg-3 d-flex justify-content-center'> 462 <div class='card'> 463 <a href='/the-muse-inspires-the-poet.jsp'> 464 <img 465 loading='lazy' 466 src='/assets/img/thumbs/the-muse-inspires-the-poet.jpg' 467 class='card-img-top' 468 alt='The Muse Inspires the Poet by Henri Rousseau' 469 /> 470 </a> 471 <div class='card-body'> 472 <a href='/the-waterfall.jsp'> 473 <h6 class='card-title'>The Muse Inspires the Poet</h6> 474 </a> 475 </div> 476 </div> 477 </div> 478 </div> 479 480 </div> 481 482 </div> 483 <button 484 class='carousel-control-prev' 485 type='button' 486 data-bs-target='#carouselControls' 487 data-bs-slide='prev' 488 > 489 <span class='carousel-control-prev-icon' aria-hidden='true'></span> 490 <span class='visually-hidden'>Previous</span> 491 </button> 492 <button 493 class='carousel-control-next' 494 type='button' 495 data-bs-target='#carouselControls' 496 data-bs-slide='next' 497 >
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