Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris
1891 Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
This landscape painting depicts a sawmill situated on the outskirts of Paris, characterized by the artist's signature flat perspective and meticulous detail. It is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Henri Rousseau was a self-taught artist who worked as a toll collector, earning him the nickname 'Le Douanier' or 'The Customs Officer.' His lack of formal training allowed him to develop a unique, dreamlike aesthetic that was often mocked by contemporary critics but deeply admired by later avant-garde artists like Pablo Picasso.
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Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris
Henri Rousseau, 1891
