Woman with Basket of Eggs
1900 Barnes Foundation
About this artwork
A portrait of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a woven basket filled with eggs, set against a dense, stylized foliage background. The work exhibits the artist's characteristic flat perspective and focus on bold, simple forms.
Did you know?
Henri Rousseau was a self-taught tax collector who painted during his spare time and only retired to paint full-time in his forties. Known as 'Le Douanier' because of his previous job, his work was initially mocked for its 'childlike' simplicity but was later championed by Picasso and other avant-garde artists who admired his raw, imaginative vision.
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Woman with Basket of Eggs
Henri Rousseau, 1900
