Study for View of the Pont de Sèvres
1908 Barnes Foundation
About this artwork
This oil on canvas depicts a serene river landscape with a bridge and a hot air balloon, characteristic of the artist's simplified forms and dreamlike perspective. It serves as a preparatory study for a larger, more detailed composition featuring the Sèvres bridge.
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Henri Rousseau, a self-taught tax collector, became a celebrated figure in the Parisian avant-garde despite being mocked early in his career for his lack of formal training. His unique style, often labeled as Naïve or Primitivist, enchanted contemporaries like Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, who valued his intuitive approach and imaginative vision over academic technicality.
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Study for View of the Pont de Sèvres
Henri Rousseau, 1908
