{"title":"Henri Rousseau","description":"\u003cp\u003eHenri Rousseau’s works invite readers into a world where art meets vivid imagination. His books explore themes of creativity, culture, and the profound beauty found in everyday life, often blending artistic insight with a reflective narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom detailed studies of sacred art to evocative cultural commentaries, readers can expect richly crafted texts that celebrate the intersection of art and human experience. Rousseau’s writing enriches any collection with a thoughtful appreciation of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-painters-of-the-sacred-heart-bilingual-edition-by-louis-vivin-9783775753395","title":"The Painters of the Sacred Heart (Bilingual edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs artists, they were self-taught and created a cosmos of images that still captivates us today with its sensual immediacy and has made a lasting mark in art history on the work of non-academically trained artists: Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), Camille Bombois (1883-1970), André Bauchant (1873-1958), Louis Vivin (1861-1939) and Séraphine Louis (1864-1942). They are counted among the so-called circle of the \u003cem\u003epainters of the sacred heart\u003c\/em\u003e; their scenarios, often borrowed from nature, especially flowers and fruits, but also people in parks and landscapes, indicate a closeness to nature, a sensitive approach to the things of the immediate environment, with which they apparently sought to escape the coldness of uprising modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese French pioneers of authentic art were discovered by the German art historian Wilhelm Uhde (1874-1947), who organised their first joint exhibition in Paris in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433002025196,"sku":"9783775753395","price":115.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783775753395.jpg?v=1774765847"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/henri-rousseau.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}