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Henri Rousseau, dit "le Douanier Rousseau" (1844-1910), est un cas unique dans l'histoire de la peinture. Autodidacte sûr de son génie, maîtrisant mal des règles aussi fondamentales que la perspective mais guidé par un désir irrépres...

Henri Rousseau started to paint in Paris around 1880, at the age of 40. This self-taught artist was friendly with the poet Apollinaire, Robert Delaunay and Pablo Picasso, who recognized his genius, and yet his work was to remain underrated ...