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HENRI ROUSSEAU French 1844-1910 Gouache on Paper

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HENRI ROUSSEAU French 1844-1910 Gouache on Paper
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Gouachce on paper. Featuring panther in the shade. Signed and attr. Henri Rousseau. 7.7 x 7.7 in. (19.5 x 19.5 cm ). Painter Henri Julien Felix Rousseau was ridiculed during much of his lifetime for painting in a naïve or primitive manner, but eventually, with the endorsement of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and other younger artists, was considered a self-taught genius. His best-known work depicts imaginary jungle scenes inspired by illustrated books and the botanical gardens in Paris, but he also painted smaller scenes of the city and its suburbs. His most famous painting is La Bohemienne endormie (1897). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate