Outskirts of Paris
1901 Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a quiet, suburban landscape on the edge of Paris. It is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Did you know?
Henri Rousseau was a self-taught artist who worked as a toll collector, earning him the nickname 'Le Douanier.' Despite being largely dismissed by critics during his lifetime for his non-traditional, flat perspective, his unique vision heavily influenced the development of Modernism and was greatly admired by later artists like Pablo Picasso.
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Outskirts of Paris
Henri Rousseau, 1901
