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JOHN DYER
Original Paintings
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JOANNE SHORT
Original Oil Paintings
New paintings available to buy online now by Cornwall's acclaimed colourist painter.
TED DYER
Original Oil Paintings
New paintings available to buy online by Cornwall's best known impressionist artist.
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Christmas Exhibition St Ives 2024
Private View: 6th December 6pm to 8pm
Exhibition continues: 7th - 8th
Easter Exhibition St Ives 2024
New paintings by John Dyer & Joanne Short in the historic Porthmeor Studios in St Ives.
St Ives Crypt Gallery 2023
Exhibition of paintings at the historic St Ives Society of Artists' Crypt Gallery.
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Spirit of the Rainforest with the Yawanawá Tribe. Explore the Amazon with artist John Dyer & Musician Martha-Lilly Dyer.
Person of the Forest with the Penan Tribe. Explore Borneo & orangutans with artist John Dyer & Musician Martha-Lilly Dyer.
Precious Africa with the Maasai Tribe. Explore Kenya with artists John Dyer & Joanne Short.
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (1844-1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter known for his distinctive style, characterised by richly coloured and meticulously detailed scenes of exotic landscapes and jungle environments. Born in Laval, France, Rousseau came from a humble background and worked as a customs officer in Paris, earning him the nickname "Le Douanier" (the customs officer).
Rousseau was largely self-taught, beginning to paint seriously in his early forties. Critics initially ridiculed his works, seeing his naive style as amateurish. However, he continued to exhibit regularly at the Salon des Indépendants, where his unique vision gradually gained recognition.
Among his most famous works are "The Sleeping Gypsy" (1897) and "The Dream" (1910). His jungle scenes, such as "Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!)" (1891) and "The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope" (1905), although inspired by visits to botanical gardens and the Paris zoo rather than actual travels, are celebrated for their vivid imagination and dreamlike quality.
Rousseau had a lasting impact, inspiring numerous cutting-edge artists of the early 20th century, such as Pablo Picasso, who paid tribute to him with a banquet in 1908. Although he faced challenges in gaining recognition during his lifetime, Rousseau is now hailed as a trailblazing figure in modern art, admired for his skill in blending childlike simplicity with a refined sense of composition and storytelling.
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