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Meet Henri Rousseau, the Untrained Artist Who Wouldn't Quit Painting—Despite the Ridicule He Received From Critics

In 1893, a French toll worker named Henri Rousseau quit his job to pursue painting. The untrained artist produced imaginative ...
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The outsider who came in: Henri Rousseau retrospective opens at Philly’s Barnes Foundation

“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” is a major retrospective featuring almost 60 paintings from institutions around the world. It was put together by the Barnes Foundation, which has the largest ...
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Eureka: How Henri Rousseau Painted Luscious Jungles—Without Once Leaving France

As explained in the exhibition Directed by Rembrandt, currently on view at the Rembrandthuis Museum in Amsterdam, the 17th-century Dutch painter could spend up to two days binding a turban worn by one ...
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“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” to open at the Barnes Foundation

Open to the public on Sunday, Oct. 19, the Barnes Foundation’s “Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” exhibit is not to be ...