
Henri Rousseau
Dreams of the Jungle
Werner Schmalenbach(Author)
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 21. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-3-7913-2409-8 (ISBN)
Description
Rousseau's series of jungle paintings was and still continues to be the subject of controversy. This book answers many of the questions surrounding Rousseau's importance as an artist and examines his paintings in a wider art-historical context. As a self-taught artist who started painting at the age of 40 and worked in an unorthodox, naive style, Rousseau had to struggle to overcome the derision of his contemporaries. That Rousseau succeeded in silencing his critics, winning wide admiration, including that of Picasso, the Surrealists and Wasily Kandinsky, owes much to the jungle paintings.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
67 farb. u. 15 schw.-w. Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 16 cm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
315 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-2409-8 (9783791324098)
Schweitzer Classification