
Recollections of Henri Rousseau
Wilhem Uhde(Author)
Nancy Ireson(Editor)
Pallas Athene Publishers
2nd Edition
Published on 1. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-84368-162-5 (ISBN)
Description
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), known as Le Douanier (the Customs Officer) after his day job, was the first outsider or naive artist in the history of Western art to be recognised at his true worth. His astonishing paintings, particularly of jungles, have now entered popular consciousness to such an extent that it is difficult now to imagine how strongly they were resisted at the time.
Much of the credit for this transformation is due to the author of these Recollections, the dealer and historian Wilhelm Uhde. It was Uhde who put on Rousseau's first exhibition, and the catalogue he wrote for the occasion is the basis of the Recollections. In it he painted the picture of a man of naivete, humour, gentleness and total commitment to an art of whose importance he was utterly convinced.
The version printed here is the final revision. An introduction by Nancy Ireson sets the Recollections in context.
Much of the credit for this transformation is due to the author of these Recollections, the dealer and historian Wilhelm Uhde. It was Uhde who put on Rousseau's first exhibition, and the catalogue he wrote for the occasion is the basis of the Recollections. In it he painted the picture of a man of naivete, humour, gentleness and total commitment to an art of whose importance he was utterly convinced.
The version printed here is the final revision. An introduction by Nancy Ireson sets the Recollections in context.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 114 mm
Weight
108 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84368-162-5 (9781843681625)
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Wilhelm Uhde | Nancy Ireson
Recollections of Henri Rousseau
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Persons
Wilhelm Uhde (1874-1947), born in Brandenburg, moved to Paris in 1904, and quickly became involved with the avant-garde. He opened a gallery in 1908, where he showed Picasso, Braque, Delaunay and others, and wrote the first book on Rousseau in 1911. As an enemy alien his collection was confiscated by the French state and later sold. He organized the first exhibition of nai?ve art in 1928, and his involvement with one of the artists was the theme of the 2008 film Se?raphine. In hiding for much of the war, he died in Paris shortly after.
Content
Introduction by NANCY IRESON p. 7
Recollections of Henri Rousseau WILHELM UHDE p. 23
List of illustrations p. 94
Recollections of Henri Rousseau WILHELM UHDE p. 23
List of illustrations p. 94