Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy BW
by Bob Pardue
Title
Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy BW
Artist
Bob Pardue
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Black and white version of the famous painting, Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy (La Bohémienne endormie) (1897). Original from Wikimedia Commons. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel and Bob Pardue.
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) is widely regarded as a self-taught genius who contributed to the avant-garde movement despite never attending a formal art school.
In art, culture, or society, the avant-garde refers to those who are experimental, radical, or unorthodox. Avant-garde artists are often at the forefront of artistic movements.
Since Rousseau never studied anatomy or perspective at a school of art, he developed a unique artistic style known as "naive" or "primitive."
With vivid colors, ambiguous spaces, and non-realistic scale, his paintings are often depicted in a childish or dreamlike manner.
In his signature paintings, wild animals or human figures are depicted in the jungle. Because conservative critics rejected his work, he became part of the Parisian avant-garde movement, which had a significant impact on several generations of avant-garde artists and surrealists.
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February 10th, 2023
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