His naïve style landed him outside the firmament, but his painterly innocence was more seductive — and intentional — than ...

The Barnes Foundation offers a comprehensive yet non-chronological overview of his oeuvre, inviting visitors to explore the ...

A new exhibition freshly contextualizes many artworks in the light of his personal story, while conservators conducted revelatory technical studies.

The tradition of treating Rousseau as someone who's lucky just to be here lives on—but the work speaks for itself. "Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets," 2025. The Barnes Foundation, installation view ...

The Barnes Foundation has a world premiere exhibition from a self-taught French painter who never gave up on his work despite ...

At the Barnes Foundation, "A Painter’s Secrets" reveals the artist not as an innocent dreamer but as a sharp, self-aware mythmaker who transformed the valiant soldier-painter fantasy into a brand, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Henri Rousseau was extravagantly admired and lavishly condescended to, often by the same people at the same ...

Lastly, Henri Rousseau: The Ambition of Painting travels from the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia to the Musée de l’Orangerie (25 March-20 July), bringing together the largest collections of works ...

Summer is a time for joy, carefree abandon and quiet contemplation, as these evocative artworks show. But don’t ask me why so many of them are nudes. Let’s just blame the heat. Edouard Manet, Le ...

Artist’s daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until ‘complete surprise’ donation The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris has received an “extraordinarily generous” donation ...

Color theory has played a central role in art throughout history, shaping how viewers respond to images even before they consciously think about the subject. “..Known for his use of bright colors, ...