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Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris (Paperback)

by Christopher Green (Editor), Frances Morris (Editor)

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Tate Publishing (Nov 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1854375474
ISBN-13: 978-1854375476
Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 24.2 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 624,298 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A cult figure in his own lifetime, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) produced some of the most original and recognizable artworks of the modern era. This sumptuously illustrated book provides not only a comprehensive overview of his career, but also a penetrating insight into the sources that inspired his work. Henri Rousseau was a self-taught artist with a unique style, famous most of all for his visionary jungle scenes. These dream-like tableaux, for which he drew heavily on visits to the Botanical Gardens in Paris, captivate with the lushness of their plant and animal life, while at the same time unsettling the viewer with their rich combination of exoticism and romanticism. His extraordinary visual perception was nurtured by everything that he encountered, from postcards and early cinema to everyday experiences in the streets and parks of Paris, while his unique vision and talent was feted by Picasso and the early modernists in Paris, who recognised his role in opening up new realms of artistic possibilities. With large, full-colour reproductions of his paintings and many previously unpublished reproductions of his sources and influences, combined with a wealth of new research on his life and work, this is the definitive volume on this remarkable artist.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly illustrated, 26 Dec 2008

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Henri Rousseau Jungles in Paris was first published in 2005 conjunction with the exhibitions of the same name at the Tate Gallery London, Mus�e d'Orsay Paris and National Gallery of Art Washington, 2005/2006.

In this comprehensive study of Rousseau the several essays consider various aspects of the artist and his work, the back cover describes the book as a "definitive overview (which) provides new perspectives on both the life and the works of this remarkable artist". In the opening essay Francis Morris take a general overview and looks at the contemporary setting and considers his sources and inspiration. Then Christopher Green considers what is "so strange and exotic" about Rousseau's pictures. Vincent Gille looks more closely at the sources that influenced the artist. Nancy Ireson looks at Rousseau's paintings, dividing them into various groupings such as "Images of War and Peace", "The Peaceful Exotic", "French Landscapes", "The Dangerous Exotic" and "Mysterious Meetings". Further essays look at the artist's "Critical Fortune" (Claire Fr�ches-Thory), ". . . as an Academic" (John House), and "The Magic of the Images . . ." (Pascal Rousseau). The book concludes with a chronology which provides a parallel with politics, explorations and art/entertainment/communications; a selected bibliography, notes, and a list of exhibited works.

Jungles in Paris is a most attractive book, it is beautifully presented and superbly illustrated. There are over 150 full colour illustrations, and around a further 50 in black and white, the latter being mostly period photographs, postcards or press cuttings. A large number of the pictures are reproduced full page, the generous landscape format of the book being taken full advantage of, and there are several details of the paintings. For these superbly presented paintings the book is worth it alone.

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