Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris
Henri Rousseau · c. 1893/95 · Oil on canvas
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris is a public-domain painting by Henri Rousseau, dated c. 1893/95. Oil on canvas. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris” (c. 1893/95) 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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