Tag Archives: Douanier Rousseau

fly in the soup of innocence

Henri Rousseau was fortunate enough to receive from established painters whom he admired the good advice to avoid formal training even when he was in a position to take advantage of it. Emulating himself, Rousseau developed a style of great … Continue reading

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unwilled power of unreality

It is the gift of crystallizing inner experience that differentiates an artist from a mere craftsman or technician, and sometimes this crystallization takes place through the chemistry of some power unwilled or even unsuspected by the painter…. The most conspicuous … Continue reading

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