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Henri Rousseau’s paintings have captivated everyone’s imagination , such an odd incredibly talented self taught artist , living a difficult family life as a young man , and later on as a tax collector , upon retirement ( at 49 yrs ) he supplemented his nominal pension by playing violin in the streets . Pablo Picasso happened upon a painting by Rousseau being sold on the street as a canvas to be painted over, the younger artist ( Picasso ) recognized Rousseau’s genius and went to meet him . In 1908 Picasso held a half serious, half burlesque banquet in his studio at Le Bateau-Lavoir in Rousseaus’s honor. ‘ Le Banquet Rousseau ‘ this event brought Rousseau to a degree of prominence & discovery
Henri Rousseau’s paintings have captivated everyone’s imagination , such an odd incredibly talented self taught artist , living a difficult family life as a young man , and later on as a tax collector , upon retirement ( at 49 yrs ) he supplemented his nominal pension by playing violin in the streets . Pablo Picasso happened upon a painting by Rousseau being sold on the street as a canvas to be painted over, the younger artist ( Picasso ) recognized Rousseau’s genius and went to meet him . In 1908 Picasso held a half serious, half burlesque banquet in his studio at Le Bateau-Lavoir in Rousseaus’s honor. ‘ Le Banquet Rousseau ‘ this event brought Rousseau to a degree of prominence & discovery
Henri Rousseau’s paintings have captivated everyone’s imagination , such an odd incredibly talented self taught artist , living a difficult family life as a young man , and later on as a tax collector , upon retirement ( at 49 yrs ) he supplemented his nominal pension by playing violin in the streets . Pablo Picasso happened upon a painting by Rousseau being sold on the street as a canvas to be painted over, the younger artist ( Picasso ) recognized Rousseau’s genius and went to meet him . In 1908 Picasso held a half serious, half burlesque banquet in his studio at Le Bateau-Lavoir in Rousseaus’s honor. ‘ Le Banquet Rousseau ‘ this event brought Rousseau to a degree of prominence & discovery
