Oak Branch
Henri Rousseau · 1907/08 · Pen and gray ink on cream wove paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Oak Branch is a public-domain drawing by Henri Rousseau, dated 1907/08. Pen and gray ink on cream wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Oak Branch” (1907/08) was made in Paris. When Rousseau paints a jungle, the plants and animals come from the botanical garden, prints, and taxidermy, not from a trip.
About the artist
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), called Le Douanier, was a French painter who worked outside the academy. He painted sharp, still portraits and jungle scenes made in Paris from the botanical garden, picture books, and taxidermy, not from travel.
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