Word: vallier
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HENRI ROUSSEAU by Dora Vallier. 327 pages. Abrams. $25. In contrast to the splendid presence of the Goya volume (see above), these two large and well-made books might seem modestly conceived. But they have the artistic balance the Goya lacks. The Lautrec is the more profusely illustrated of the two, and can in fact claim to be the largest collection of the artist's work ever reproduced between two covers...
...strength of the Rousseau volume is the other way around: the pictures are good but are dominated by Dora Vallier's text, which is a critical biography of satisfying dexterity and power. In the 50 years since his death, the life story of this Paris toll collector who quit his work to become a painter at the age of 40 has become fogged with hearsay and growing legend. Author Vallier penetrates to the basic facts of his life and establishes a firm chronology of his work. She is thus able to be explicit and detailed about the development, both...