Henri Rousseau: Myself, Portrait-Landscape (1890) Naive Art Giclée Print

Own a foundational, yet profoundly singular, work of Modern Art with this striking Henri Rousseau Myself, Portrait-Landscape reproduction. This iconic 1890 self-portrait is the bold manifesto of Naïve Art, capturing the artist's immense, visionary genius.

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), was a self-taught master whose imaginative, dream-like work defied all academic conventions. This dual portrait is a powerful statement about his identity as a painter:

• Naïve Style: The composition is marked by the deliberate flatness of perspective, the sharp, clear outlines, and the disregard for academic rules. Rousseau paints himself with a stiff, almost childlike formality, yet with supreme confidence.

• Symbolic Props: Rousseau places himself against a meticulous Parisian landscape (likely the quays of the Seine), holding the palette and brush that identify him as the artist. A key detail is the balloon floating above the scene, often interpreted as the "Spirit of Art" or his own ascending fame, while the background shows the industrial development of Paris, contrasting with his love of nature.

• Modernist Influence: It is precisely this archaic candor and bold, unschooled vision that captivated avant-garde artists like Picasso, who saw in Rousseau's Primitivism the honesty and expressive freedom that academic art had lost.

This print is an essential, challenging, and profoundly influential piece of Post-Impressionist fine art.

• Artist: Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), seminal Naïve Art painter.

• Artwork: Moi-même, Portrait-Paysage (Myself, Portrait-Landscape, 1890).

• Artistic Style: Naïve Art / Primitivism; noted for flat perspective, bold outlines, and strong self-assertion.

• Context: A revolutionary self-portrait that established Rousseau's rejection of academic painting.

• Print Quality: Museum-quality Archival Giclée Print faithfully recreating the smooth, dense texture and bold, defined colors.

• Aesthetic: Ultimate Abstract/Modernist decor and historically vital self-portraiture.

Secure this defining, visionary masterwork that challenged and changed the course of 20th-century art. This stunning Rousseau self-portrait print offers intellectual depth, unique charm, and historical significance. Order this Giclée reproduction today.

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