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What was Henri Rousseau famous for?
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Henri Rousseau was famous for his jungle-set fantasy paintings in what’s known as the Naïve manner. These works drew inspiration from the paintings of Paul Gaugin and depict lush, colorful scenes that are home to fantastic beasts and bold figures. Examples include The Snake Charmer, The Dream, The Equatorial Jungle, Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Surprised! and The Repast of the Lion. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of fine art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
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Vase de Chrysanthèmes
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Literature:
Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque Catalogue Raisonne (Neuilly, 2008), vol. 1, p. 223 (no. 820) (illus)
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Jardin de Lagny - Garden with young girl Post-impressionist
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Miami, FL
Le Jardin de Lagny
Provenance: Arthur Tooth, London Radon Gallery, NY
This beautiful evocation of a lyrical French landscape is a fine example of of Po...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$212,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining female nudes with an umbrella
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
HENRI LEBASQUE
(Champigné 1865 - 1937 Le Cannet)
Reclining female nudes with an umbrella
Pencil, stumping and heightened with watercolor
27 x 24 cm
Stamp lower right « H. Lebasque ...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
$3,629 Sale Price
30% Off
Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolour, Walking the Dog, The Promenade
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century drawing and watercolour on paper by noted French Post Impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The work is signed in pencil bottom right and is presented in a gilt wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Nu sur un divan
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Literature:
Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque Catalogue Raisonne (Neuilly, 2008), vol. 1, p. 223 (no. 820) (illus)
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nature morte aux fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil by Henri Lebasque
By Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board still life circa 1937 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The work depicts a basket of fruit filled with apples, grapes and oranges.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 33"x36"
Unframed: 26"x29"
Provenance:
This work is included in Tome 1 of Mme. Denise Bazetoux's Catalogue Raisonne of the works of Henri Lebasque - No.895.
Madame Lenoble (by 1957)
Christie's, London, 29 November 1995, lot 191
The collection of Ann & Gordon Getty (purchased at the above sale by the Gettys)
Exhibition History:
Paris, Palais Galliéra, "Célébrités et révélations de la peinture...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board