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| + | *[http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c19th/realism.htm Realism] | ||
| + | *[http://mushecht.haifa.ac.il/hecht/art/frenchart_eng.aspx French Painting 1830-1930.] | ||
| + | *[http://www.rehs.com/Theodore_Rousseau_Bio.html Théodore Rousseau] | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, March 21, 2010
Thèodore Rousseau (1812 – 1867) was a French Realist painter. He was the leader of the Barbizon School. He was introduced to art by his sculptor uncle, Lemaire and his cousin, landscape painter, Paul de Saint-Martin. Rousseau studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the Louvre, he copied landscape works of Claude Lorrain, Ruysdael, John Constable and Bonington. From the 1830s onwards, Rousseau became a passionate and appreciative interpreter of nature. [1]
In 1848, fascinated by the forest of Fontainebleau, he took up his residence in Barbizon to paint nature directly. In 1855, he had a great success at the Universal Exhibition. Rousseau had a strong influence on the early careers of Monet, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro and Renoir. Ibidem
Soleil couchant.
Maison-atelier a Barbizon.
Avenue, Isle-Adam forest, 1846-1849.
Theodore Rousseau was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1851, due to his ability of painting in the "Naturalist" style.