{"product_id":"rousseau-9783836570763","title":"Rousseau","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cornelia Stabenow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Baroque \u0026amp; Rococo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Rousseau \u003c\/strong\u003e(1844-1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau's bright, bold paintings of \u003cstrong\u003ejungles and exotic flora and fauna\u003c\/strong\u003e were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Paris's prestigious Salon des Indépendants, and in 1908 he received a \u003cstrong\u003elegendary banquet of honor, hosted by Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although best known for his tropical scenes, Rousseau, in fact, never left France, relying on books and magazines for inspiration, as well as trips to natural history museums and anecdotes from returning military acquaintances. Working in oil on canvas, he tended toward a \u003cstrong\u003evibrant palette\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003evivid rendering, \u003c\/strong\u003eas well as a certain \u003cstrong\u003elush, languid sensuality\u003c\/strong\u003e as seen in the nude in the jungle composition \u003cem\u003eThe Dream. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Today, \"Rousseau's myth\" is well established in art history, garnering comparison with such other post-Impressionist masters as Cézanne, Matisse, and Gauguin. In this dependable TASCHEN introduction, we explore the makings of this late-blooming artist and his legacy as an \u003cstrong\u003eunlikely hero of modernism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45035165122711,"sku":"9783836570763","price":1360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836570763.webp?v=1769211512","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rousseau-9783836570763","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}