French painter and engraver, Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867) is considered to be the co-founder of the Barbizon school and was a keen observer of nature at all times of the year.
French painter and engraver, Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867) is considered to be the co-founder of the Barbizon school and was a keen observer of nature at all times of the year.
For "Paris 1874", the Musée d'Orsay has selected some 130 works that appeared at the Impressionist exhibition of 1874.
His tastes and readings led him towards poetry. Employed in an architectural firm, he learned to draw plans and make surveys of ancient motifs at the Louvre Museum. It was there that he discovered the world of painting.
With a breathtaking view of the Place de la Concorde, the Hôtel de la Marine, a little-known place, nevertheless houses treasures dating back several centuries.
With nearly 10,000 works, the collection includes masterpieces of German Expressionism and Surrealism, important groups of geometric abstraction and neo-figurative painting from the 1980s.