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PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU | A STILL LIFE WITH PIGEONS IN A ROOSTING HOUSE IN A TREETOP; AND A STILL LIFE WITH PARROTS AND A MONKEY PERCHED ON THE BRANCHES OF A GRAPEVINE
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Property from Didier Aaron, Paris, New York & London
PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU
Paris 1816 - 1887 Acquigny
A STILL LIFE WITH PIGEONS IN A ROOSTING HOUSE IN A TREETOP; AND A STILL LIFE WITH PARROTS AND A MONKEY PERCHED ON THE BRANCHES OF A GRAPEVINE
the formed signed lower left: Ph. Rousseau
the latter signed and dated lower right: Ph. Rousseau. 57
a pair, both oil on canvas
unframed: 127.1 x 87 cm.; 50 x 34 1/4 in.
framed: 156.9 x 118.2 cm.; 61 3/4 x 46 3/8 in.
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“Is it possible to capture the personality of pigeons and parrots in paint? I believe Rousseau has done it here: the lively brushwork, vivid colors, and action-filled compositions are begging for a soundtrack as we see the birds interacting with each other in such a charming, spirited manner.”
Calvine Harvey
These paintings were exhibited at the Salon of 1857, during which Rousseau presented more paintings than ever before (ten). They were singled out by several critics, such as Edmond About, who wrote: 'Animals are, for Mr. Rousseau, knowledgeable little beings; each of his compositions resembles an outdoor theatre framing animals performing plays for us' (Nos artistes au Salon de 1857, pp. 351–52). The light, lively touch used to construct the multicolored plumage of the birds; the acuity in his realistic description of the animals; and other elements in the still lifes, such as the gentle light that suffuses the scenes, and the sense – tinged with humour – of anecdote at work in these paintings, are all typical of the artist.