Sevres Bridge

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau's 'Sevres Bridge' is a masterful example of Naïve art (primitivism). This oil painting is set on a canvas, depicting a stunning cityscape, full of Rousseau's signature post-impressionistic detail. Using strokes of oil paint, he creates an almost surreal interpretation of the Sevres Bridge and life around it. Rousseau's distinctive approach to art, developed largely during his full-time devotion to painting following retirement from his toll collector job, is displayed in all its charming and captivating simplicity.