Written by the art dealer and friend who was among the first to recognise Rousseau's importance, these Recollections present a movingly personal portrait of the artist known as Le Douanier (the Customs Officer).

About the Author
Wilhelm Uhde (1874-1947), born in Brandenburg, moved to Paris in 1904, and quickly became involved with the avant-garde. He opened a gallery in 1908, where he showed Picasso, Braque, Delaunay and others, and wrote the first book on Rousseau in 1911. As an enemy alien his collection was confiscated by the French state and later sold. He organized the first exhibition of nai ve art in 1928, and his involvement with one of the artists was the theme of the 2008 film Se raphine. In hiding for much of the war, he died in Paris shortly after.

Reviews
"The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews



Book Information
ISBN 9781843681625
Author Wilhem Uhde
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Pallas Athene Publishers
Publisher Pallas Athene Publishers
Weight(grams) 108g