Artist who painted jungle scenes
Henri Rousseau
French painter (–)
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French:[ɑ̃ʁiʒyljɛ̃feliksʁuso]; 21 May – 2 September )[1] was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner.[2][3] He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector.[1] He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.[4]
Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.[5][6] Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists.[4]
Biography
Early life
Rousseau was born in Laval, Mayenne, France, in into the family of a tinsmith; he was forced to work there as a young child.[7] He attended Laval High School as a day student, a Student biography samples!