He was called the "Great Rejected One" due to his lack of success with the Salon until the Revolution of 1848 caused a restructuring of the jury.
One artist with this surname painted The Forest in Winter at Sunset. He was called the "Great Rejected One" due to his lack of success with the Salon until the Revolution of 1848 caused a restructuring of the jury. Another artist with this surname boasted of his travels to Mexico when in fact he never left France, instead relying on trips to the Jardin des Plantes (jar-don deh plahnts) for ideas for foliage. That artist with this surname painted a (*) tiger illuminated by a flash of lightning about to attack its prey in his jungle painting Surprised!. That artist also painted a black woman being approached by a lion in the desert at night. For 10 points, give this surname shared by Théodore, who co-led the Barbizon School, and Henri, who painted The Sleeping Gypsy.
One artist with this surname painted The Forest in Winter at Sunset.
Rousseau [or Théodore Rousseau; or Henri Rousseau]