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Henri Rousseau

The Family (La famille)

c. 1892–1900
Oil on canvas
46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in)

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In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · as of July 2026

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This work is on display in the exhibition Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Secrets in the Barnes Foundation's Roberts Gallery, October 19, 2025 through February 22, 2026 and at the Musée de l'Orangerie, March 24-July 20, 2026. Here Rousseau depicts an outdoor family gathering. The wine barrel, bottle, and small cups suggest some kind of celebration—perhaps a birth, a baptism, or the wine harvest. The scene takes place against the side of a whitewashed building that is partly overgrown with a treelike grapevine. The straightforward, yet mysterious depiction of the scene is a hallmark of Rousseau's style and something that was deeply inspiring to up-and-coming Parisian artists like Pablo Picasso.

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