The famous Henri Rousseau was born in 1844 to a low-income family. Rousseau was painfully average in everything, barely demonstrating any particular talent or inclination. He liked painting yet he ...

Henri Rousseau started to paint in Paris around 1880, at the age of 40. This self-taught artist was friendly with the poet Apollinaire, Robert Delaunay and Pablo Picasso, who recognized his genius ...

A statue comes to life in a magical gallery and falls into the painting 'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau. Inside the painting she explores Rousseau’s use of imagination in painting, the techniques ...

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In this short film for primary schools artist Bob and Roberta Smith looks afresh at Henri Rousseau's Surprised! (also known as Tiger in a Tropical Storm). Created in partnership with Art UK ...