Muse inspiring the poet

Date: 1909
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Dimensions: 146 x 97

Henri Rousseau created two versions of this double portrait of Apollinaire and his lover, Marie Laurencin. The painting was magnificently titled The Muse Inspiring the Poet. Apollinaire, a poet, writer and critic, was a very important and influential figure of the early 20th century. In the last years of Rousseau's life, he was a strong supporter of Rousseau and wrote a number of positive criticisms of his works. On Rousseau's grave we can still find a poem written for him by his faithful friend.

Rousseau painted picture Muse inspiring the poet in 1909. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is portrait. Original size is 146 x 97. This art piece is located in Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (1844 - 1910). French Post-Impressionist painter. He learned painting himself (he developed a specific naive style) and eventually became a brilliant artist whose paintings are firmly embedded in art history. For his profession as a customs officer, he is also called Customs (see his self-portrait known as Customs). He never left France, but became known for his paintings Jungle. Contemporaries often mocked him (they reproached him for his children's paintings). Picasso, who by chance saw one of his paintings and appreciated the quality of his work, prepared a banquet in Rousseau’s honour Dream.