Corner of the Plateau of Bellevue

Corner of the Plateau of Bellevue by Henri Rousseau
Artist
Henri Rousseau
Date
1901 - 1902
Style
Naïve art
Genre
Landscape
Location
Rhode Island School of Design Museum (RISD Museum)
"Corner of the Plateau of Bellevue" is a striking canvas landscape which captures an intriguing historical time in Suresnes. The painting showcases the vast changes in economic activities from hillsides vine-growing to flourishing industries by the river. At its forefront is the heightened significance of Mont Valérien, a vantage point that depicts the birth of the neighboring La Défense business center, housing major corporations. The artist uses oil to create the painting, emphasizing its rich history with a gentle feel that resembles Naïve art (primitivism). This yields an encapsulation of how one location swiftly evolved under the influence of growing economic sectors.

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