They Dismissed Him as a Charlatan. Today His Works Hang in the Most Famous Galleries

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) never left France and only began to devote himself fully to painting in his forties. During his lifetime, he was considered an eccentric with no talent – yet he influenced Picasso himself and became an icon of naive art. His paintings now hang in the most famous galleries in the world. Today is the anniversary of his birthday, so let's remember the story of a man whose original style was ahead of his time and inspired …