View of the Fortifications from the Porte de Vanves
1909 State Hermitage Museum
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a quiet, somewhat desolate view of the Parisian fortifications at the Porte de Vanves. It is a characteristic landscape by the self-taught artist.
Did you know?
Henri Rousseau, often called Le Douanier, was a self-taught tax collector who painted in his spare time. Despite being mocked by contemporary critics for his primitive style and lack of formal training, he was championed by modernists like Picasso and Kandinsky, who admired his dreamlike sincerity and bold, non-naturalistic use of space.
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View of the Fortifications from the Porte de Vanves
Henri Rousseau, 1909
