Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris

Henri Rousseau, c. 1893/95

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Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris, c. 1893/95. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 25.5 × 45.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris
Artist: Henri Rousseau French, 1844-1910
Date: c. 1893/95
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 × 45.5 cm (10 × 17 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Kate L. Brewster
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1844–1910

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