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Henri Rousseau

A Corner of the Park at Bellevue, Autumn, Sunset (Un Coin du plateau de Bellevue. Automne, Soleil Couchant)
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Description

Maker

Henri Rousseau (French, 1844-1910

Title

A Corner of the Park at Bellevue, Autumn, Sunset (Un Coin du plateau de Bellevue. Automne, Soleil Couchant)

Year

1902

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

61.6 x 50.8 cm (24 1/4 x 20 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL:Henri Rousseau

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

77.114

Type

Provenance

Collection of Paul Guillaume, Paris, 1927-1933; Collection of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Providence, 1933 - 1977.

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

Label copy

Against a brilliantly colored sunset, a lone figure strolls in a park on the outskirts of Paris. Leafy patterns of gold and green fill the branches of trees whose limbs cast decorative shadows. As night descends, the sunlight softens to a rosy glow in the sky above.

Rousseau was a self-trained artist who worked as a clerk in a customs office. He drew inspiration from close observation of nature in Paris’s parks and zoos. His paintings are characterized by a keen awareness of the natural world and its ability to reflect emotional states.

–Maureen O’Brien, curator of painting and sculpture

"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999
From the Reserve III
Cubist Painting
Jul 08, 1994 – Dec 04, 1994
Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
Jul 18, 1979 – Sep 14, 1979

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Tombstone

Henri Rousseau (French, 1844-1910
b. in Laval, France)
A Corner of the Park at Bellevue, Autumn, Sunset (Un Coin du plateau de Bellevue. Automne, Soleil Couchant), 1902
Oil on canvas
61.6 x 50.8 cm (24 1/4 x 20 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe 77.114

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