What type of art is Henri Rousseau's sleeping Gypsy and why?

rousseau described being naive artist (also outsider, primitive or innocent artist).

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http://wwar.com/masters/movements/naive_...
"naïve art refers work done artist not trained in academy or other traditional manner of art education. characterized unusual approach formal qualities of painting , awkward drawing skills, resulting in childish image. other qualities of naïve art include pattern, unrefined color , simplicity. notable naïve artists include henri rousseau, camille bombois, , alfred wallis. naïve artists referred primitive artists."

paintings (particularly later works) grouped symbolist/exoticist movement of late 19th c painters.

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http://www.all-art.org/symbolism/roussea...
"the myth of exoticism captivated minds of many avant-garde artists , writers 19th century drew close. represented escape bourgeois society, declining spiritual values, , urge travel distant lands uncontaminated progress in order pursue more natural, "savage" lifestyle. following in wake of gauguin's move tahiti, kandinsky travelled around north africa, nolde sailed new guinea, pechstein explored china, , klee , macke spent time in tunisia. french painter henri rousseau (1844-1910) pursued same ideal in quest capture spirit of innocence. while still rooted in french city life, , many-years conventional man, nevertheless projected images of exotic world of magic , freshness. known "le douanier" because worked paris customs service until 1893, untrained painter. however, amid criticism , controversy, exclusive intellectual elite of late 19th-century paris @ end of century claimed understand "hedonistic mystifications" of symbolism in work. rousseau worked within climate borrowed elements african sculpture , contrasted them greek classicism, achieving style unpretentious, shunning facile mannerism , pretentious intellectualism of "art art's sake". rousseau made name himself primitive artist through salons des artistes independents, invited in 1886, , gained widespread recognition 1904 1905, when embarked on "jungle" scenes, such explorers attacked lion , hungry lion, latter shown @ salon d'automne in 1905 in room of fauvists. adored literary figures, such alfred jarry, whom had painted in 1894, , apollinaire, whom dedicated muse lnspiring poet in 1907, other painters such robert delaunay, mother commissioned snake charmer in 1907. composer of songs, performed @ banquet given picasso in honour in 1908."

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