Henri Rousseau was born in 1844 in Laval, France to a father who owned an oil lamp and tin manufacturing business. However, the business went bankrupt in 1855 forcing the family to leave their home. After being unable to find work, Rousseau enlisted in the French infantry for four years from 1863-1867. He worked as a toll collector and customs agent after leaving the military. Rousseau devoted much of his spare time to painting exotic landscapes and scenes in a naive style of his own invention.

1. Henri Rousseau
JON ANDER AND MARCO

2. Henri Rouseau
Henri Rousseau was born in Laval, a Loire
valley town in northern France, on May 21,
1844. His father was a small manufacturer of
oil lamps and tinsmith and his mother was
the granddaughter of an infantry officer
ofNapoleon.
The birthplace of Henri was (is) a romantic
medieval tower that was part of the ancient
walls of Laval, known as the Porte
Beucheresse. But in 1855 his father's
business went bankrupt and the family was
forced to leave the house, being practically
on the street. After the loss of the job sought
refuge in the army, and in 1863, he enlisted
in the infantry for four years

3. Work
Work
Henri Rousseau devoted
much time to each of his
paintings and his work is
relatively small.

4. PORTRAIT
In 1890 he painted this
picture. In this picture we
can see his portrait.

5. EXOTIC LANDSCAPEI
In this picture we can
see a person, trees,
plants and monkeys.
The main colors are
green and blue.

6. THE FLAMINGOES
In this picture we
can see pink
flamingoes and a
lake with flowers.
The main colors are
blue and green.

7. THE FLAMINGOES
In this picture we
can see pink
flamingoes and a
lake with flowers.
The main colors are
blue and green.