Henri Rousseau Self Portrait from L’ile Saint Louis
The artist Henri Rousseau
Painted himself bigger than life, you know
He stood at the center
Of the portrait he rendered
Where he was the best thing on show
I resolve to be like Henri
To make my life more about me
The way that I see it
I shouldn't dream it, but be it
Imagination will set me free
~Arty Owl Has Spoken~
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay
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Prompt: For today's prompt, write a resolution poem.
Prompt: The self-portrait by Henri Rousseau
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau; (21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910) was a French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.
His self-portrait, painted in 1890, is on display in the National Gallery in Prague.
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