Henri Rousseau
French painter
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. Wikipedia
Born: May 21, 1844, Laval, France
Died: September 2, 1910 (age 66 years), Necker Hospital, Paris, France
Periods: Naïve art, Post-Impressionism, and Primitivism
Influenced by: Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, and Max Beckmann
Spouse: Josephine Noury (m. 1898–1910) and Clémence Boitard (m. 1869–1888)
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