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La Guerre is a painting by Henri Rousseau, oil on canvas, dated about 1894 by the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay in Paris. What you see: a woman in a torn white dress, holding a sword and a burning torch, racing on a black horse over ground strewn with the fallen, among whom crows are pecking. We paint it by hand in oils, in ten sizes or to measure, and send you a photograph of the finished painting before dispatch.<\/p>\n

La Guerre<\/h2>\n

What is on the canvas?<\/h3>\n

Across the middle a black horse with a long mane and tail flies in mid-leap, all four legs stretched forward and back. On it sits a woman with long black hair in a white dress with a torn hem; in one hand she raises a sword, in the other a smoking torch. Below lies a heap of pale bodies, with black crows pecking among them. At the left black, bare trees twist; at the right stands a pale grey trunk stripped of bark. The sky is blue, with pink and red clouds. The signature, Henri Rousseau, is at the lower right. Another Rousseau scene with soldiers is Artillerymen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What does the painting mean?<\/h3>\n

The Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay writes that more than twenty years after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the Paris Commune of 1871, Rousseau was still deeply affected by those events. The woman with the sword and torch is, the museum says, a kind of Bellona, the Roman goddess of war, and her horse is more a hybrid monster than an animal. The green of hope is entirely absent: black and red, the colours of mourning and blood, dominate. The museum points out that the horse\u2019s \u201cflying gallop\u201d matches G\u00e9ricault\u2019s Epsom Derby of 1821 exactly, although photography had already shown that no horse ever runs that way. At the Salon des Ind\u00e9pendants of 1894 it was met with either sarcasm or enthusiasm. Another large painting by Rousseau on a historical theme is A Centennial of Independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which size suits which wall?<\/h3>\n

The original is 114.5 cm high and 195 cm wide, a very wide format; 170 x 100 and 116 x 68 cm keep its proportion most exactly. Ten sizes are available: 80 x 45, 87 x 50, 100 x 58, 110 x 62, 116 x 68, 130 x 73, 139 x 80, 150 x 84, 157 x 90 and 170 x 100 cm. Because of its serious subject and dramatic composition, the painting belongs in a study, a library or on a long hallway wall rather than in a bedroom or a child\u2019s room; for a long wall we recommend 139 x 80 cm or larger. Above a sofa the painting usually takes about two thirds of the width of the furniture; above a bed it should stay narrower than the headboard. Custom sizes are ordered through the made-to-order painting<\/a> page, where you enter the width and height; we suggest keeping the proportion of the original and changing only the scale. A dramatic struggle by the same painter is also The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How is the painting made, and does it come framed?<\/h3>\n

Your canvas is begun only after you order it, and is painted by hand in oils in our workshop in Slovenia, at the size you choose. The painter lays in the sky with its clouds and the dark hills first, then the trees, then the horse and its rider with sword and torch, and last the bodies on the ground and the crows. We do not print, and no machine application is used, so no two versions are exactly alike. The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and arrives ready to hang; a picture frame is not included in the price and is chosen separately. Before packing we photograph the finished painting and send you the photograph for approval; only then does it travel. Rousseau\u2019s Paris from the same years is View of the Eiffel Tower and the Trocad\u00e9ro<\/a>. The whole collection is in the Henri Rousseau gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How is it delivered, and what do we guarantee?<\/h3>\n

We deliver to Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Germany. Depending on its size, the canvas travels rolled in a rigid tube or stretched on its frame, always in protective wrapping and as a tracked parcel. The making time depends on the size and is confirmed when you order. We guarantee that every painting is painted by hand and that you see a photograph of the finished work before dispatch; if anything in it is not as you wish, we correct it before it leaves the workshop.<\/p>\n

Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n

Where is the original kept?<\/h4>\n

At the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay in Paris.<\/p>\n

When was it painted?<\/h4>\n

About 1894, the dating the museum gives; it was shown at the Salon des Ind\u00e9pendants that year.<\/p>\n

Is a frame included?<\/h4>\n

No. The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang without a picture frame; a frame can be chosen separately.<\/p>\n

Is this a print?<\/h4>\n

No. It is painted by hand in oils, and the layers of paint can be seen and felt.<\/p>\n

Is the painting suitable as a gift?<\/h4>\n

For lovers of art history, collectors and anyone drawn to a strong, serious painting; as a gift, choose it with care. If you would rather the recipient chose, there is a gift voucher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nTitle:<\/td>\n\nLa Guerre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOther titles:<\/td>\n\nLa Guerre; La chevauch\u00e9e de la Discorde (the museum\u2019s titles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPainter:<\/td>\n\nHenri Rousseau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nYear painted:<\/td>\n\nabout 1894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOriginal size:<\/td>\n\n114.5 cm x 195 cm (height x width)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOriginal technique:<\/td>\n\noil on canvas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPainting style:<\/td>\n\nnaive art (primitivism)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nHeld at:<\/td>\n\nMus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay, Paris, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOur reproduction:<\/td>\n\nhand-painted oil on canvas, ten sizes or a size made to order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n