Book | Interpreting Henri Rousseau by Nancy Irving

Beautiful illustrated introduction to the work of Henri Rousseau by Nancy Ireson Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) is at once one of the most popular and most enigmatic of artists. "Interpreting" his work was no less difficult for his contemporaries than it is for us today. Different accounts of his life and art make him out to be either the starting point for modernism or a naïve, "primitive" artist, cut off from the world around him. What was it about his paintings that fascinated contemporaries like Picasso and the Surrealists? And what was it about his personality and social status that meant he never became part of the avant-garde? • Great addition to any coffee table😊 EUC - Originally $24 with tax in store New to Poshmark? Use my code: ITWASTODAY when you register and Posh will take C$15 off your first purchase😊