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Also Known As Le Douanier
Born May 21, 1844 • Laval • France
Died September 2, 1910 (aged 66) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Der Blaue Reiter

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Henri Rousseau: Myself: Portrait-Landscape
Henri Rousseau: The Repast of the Lion
Henri Rousseau: The Luxembourg Gardens. Monument to Chopin
Henri Rousseau: The Sleeping Gypsy
Henri Rousseau: The Snake-Charmer
Henri Rousseau: View of the Fortifications to the Left of the Gate of Vanves
Henri Rousseau: In a Tropical Forest. Struggle Between Tiger and Bull
Henri Rousseau: The Dream
The Sleeping Gypsy
Plate 25: “The Snake-Charmer,” oil painting by Henri Rousseau, 1907. In the Louvre, Paris. 1.7 X 1.8 m.
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