Artwork details · 2026-05-18

The Sleeping Gypsy

by Henri Rousseau · 1897

The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau

Artist

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.

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Artwork

The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau (1897) is currently displayed at John Quinn Art Collection.

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Quick facts

Artist
Henri Rousseau
Year
1897
Movement
Avant-garde
Country
France
Location
John Quinn Art Collection