French public take 'Sunday painter' Rousseau to their hearts

[Article] Souvent moqué de son vivant, le douanier Rousseau a su séduire depuis un large public, comme en témoigne le succès de l'exposition qui lui est consacrée au musée d'Orsay.


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French public take 'Sunday painter' Rousseau to their hearts.Paris (AFP) - He was once regarded as a bit of a joke. A self-taught "Sunday painter" who couldn't do hands and who was laughed at by other artists for his amateurish technique.But a century after he died penniless in Paris, the public has...
This article was published Thursday, 21 July, 2016 by AFP
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An exhibition of Henri Rousseau's greatest work has become one of the biggest hits of the decade at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris -- in spite of a sharp dip in tourist numbers in the French capital © AFP/File Francois Guillot


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