Mess Downstream, the Auteuil Quai
Henri Rousseau · 1885 · Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash, on cream wove paper, toned with a brown wash
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Mess Downstream, the Auteuil Quai is a public-domain drawing by Henri Rousseau, dated 1885. Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash, on cream wove paper, toned with a brown wash. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Mess Downstream, the Auteuil Quai” (1885) 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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