Henri Rousseau, portraitHenri RousseauFrench, 1844–1910

La fabrique de chaises

Painting · 38 × 46 cm

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “La fabrique de chaises” now? Collection: Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris. Unknown.

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Source
The museum

Details

Accession number
RF 1960-28

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

  • Musée de l'Orangerie
  • Image: Musée de l'Orangerie — © Réunion des musées nationaux - utilisation soumise à autorisation; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde

In the life of Henri Rousseau

The whole life
  1. 1893–1910

    A studio in Montparnasse

    In 1893 Rousseau moved to a studio in Montparnasse, where he lived and worked until his death in 1910.

  2. after 1897

    The mayor of Laval declines “The Sleeping Gypsy”

    Believing himself an heir to the academic tradition, Rousseau offered “The Sleeping Gypsy” to the mayor of his native Laval, who declined with a sneer.

  3. 1899

    Second marriage, to Joséphine Noury

    Eleven years after his first wife’s death Rousseau married a second time, to Joséphine Noury.

All works

From the collection of Musée de l'Orangerie

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