アンリ･ルソー
両親
1909年頃 油彩･板 17.0×20.5cm
Henri Rousseau
The Parents
Les Parents
c. 1909, Oil on Panel, 17.0 × 20.5 cm
コートを着た画家の父と花を持つ母は、ルソーの両親がモデルとなっています。その表情は素朴ながら愛らしく、どこか親近感がわいてきます。
この油彩画はかつて画家･藤田嗣治が所蔵していました。藤田は晩年、パリ郊外の自宅に父の写真とともにこの作品を飾ったといいます。
本作は上原昭二氏より米寿を記念して、昨年12月に当館へ寄贈されました。この小さな油彩画には、画家やコレクター、さまざまな人々の両親への思いが込められているようです。
The painter's father, wearing a coat, and his mother, holding a flower, are modeled after Rousseau's own parents. Their expressions are simple yet charming, evoking a sense of familiarity.
This oil painting was once owned by the artist Tsuguharu Foujita. It is said that in his later years, Foujita displayed this work alongside a photograph of his father in his home in the suburbs of Paris.
This piece was donated to our museum last December by Mr. Shoji Uehara in celebration of his 88th birthday. This small oil painting seems to embody the sentiments of the artist, collectors, and various individuals towards their parents.