Download or read book The World of Henri Rousseau written by Yann Le Pichon and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1982 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magnificent book, le Pichon, journalist and art historian, re-creates Rousseau's world, examines the iconographical and psychological inspirations of his paintings, and discusses his influence on others -- Picasso, Delaunay, the Surrealists, and of course the naive painters. The book is introduced by the painter's granddaughter and also by two distinguished museum curators who know Rousseau's work well.