Henri Rousseau

JON ANDER AND MARCO

Henri Rouseau

Henri Rousseau was born in Laval, a Loire valley town in northern France, on May 21,

1844. His father was a small manufacturer of oil lamps and tinsmith and his mother was the granddaughter of an infantry officer

ofNapoleon.

The birthplace of Henri was (is) a romantic medieval tower that was part of the ancient

walls of Laval, known as the Porte Beucheresse. But in 1855 his father's

business went bankrupt and the family was forced to leave the house, being practically

on the street. After the loss of the job sought refuge in the army, and in 1863, he enlisted

in the infantry for four years

Work

Work

Henri Rousseau devoted much time to each of his paintings and his work is

relatively small.

PORTRAIT

In 1890 he painted this picture. In this picture we

can see his portrait.

EXOTIC LANDSCAPEI

In this picture we can see a person, trees, plants and monkeys. The main colors are

green and blue.

THE FLAMINGOES

In this picture we can see pink

flamingoes and a lake with flowers.

The main colors are blue and green.

THE FLAMINGOES

In this picture we can see pink

flamingoes and a lake with flowers.

The main colors are blue and green.