Excuse my scribbling, it is late, and I have a poor candle.
Henri Rousseau Quotes
It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.
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| Birth: | 21st May, 1844 |
| Death: | 2nd September, 1910 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Painter |
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Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was born in Laval, Mayenne, France. He was a French painter. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector. His work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists. His best-known paintings depict jungle scenes, even though he never left France or saw a jungle. In 1897, he produced one of his most famous paintings, The Sleeping Gypsy.
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