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Henri Rousseau We are going to be exploring the Famous artwork of Henri Rousseau. Lots of his paintings look like jungles which might help to spark your imagination to help with your English work!

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Page 1: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

Henri Rousseau We are going to be

exploring the Famous artwork of Henri

Rousseau.

Lots of his paintings look like jungles which might

help to spark your imagination to help with

your English work!

Page 2: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist.

He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri Rousseau won prizes for drawing and music.

When he left school, he had a job as a tax collector. He taught himself to paint in his spare time, and started displaying his work at galleries in 1886.

He is best known for his jungle scenes, such as:Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) 1891

His art was called ‘Post impressionism’. This was an abstract style of art, which means that he didn't try to paint things exactly as they look in real life.

Page 3: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSUffeCL1HE

Click on the link to watch this video to find

out some more about the artist, his artwork and

inspiration!

Now, let’s Look at some of his fantastic

paintings!

Page 4: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

The Equatorial Jungle, 1909 A Lion Devouring its prey, 1905

Page 5: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri
Page 6: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

Thinking Hats on:

What do these four paintings have in common?

What do you notice about… - The shapes? - The colours? - The backgrounds? - The mid grounds? - The foregrounds?

How do you think he achieved these effects?

What do you like about them? Why?

What do you dislike? Why?

What else might you see in a jungle?

Page 7: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

Task: To analyse artwork by Henri Rousseau

After carefully looking at these paintings, I have noticed… ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I like… _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If I were to create my own painting inspired by Henri Rousseau, I would… ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Page 8: Henri Rousseau Rousseau. - Junior School...Biography Henri Rousseau was a famous French artist. He was born in 1844 in Western France, and attended boarding school. At school, Henri

If you want to explore more artwork, why not visit the Tate modern gallery online? They have lots of fun activities and art to discover!

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids