An unknown visitor presented to the museum in French Laval a painting by Henri Rousseau

An unknown visitor presented to the museum in French Laval a picture of the founder of "naive art" Henri Rousseau.

"An anonymous giver visited the museum in early August and was disappointed that Henri Rousseau's hometown has only three of his works in his collection, then he returned to give the museum a package," director of the institution Antoinette Le Fallier told Agence France Presse.

According to her, a letter was attached to the parcel, in which the stranger explained the motives of his gift, as well as the certificate of authenticity of the painting, signed by an expert art critic in December 1995.

The canvas is 32.7 by 46.8 centimeters in good condition and depicts a fisherman on the background of a rural landscape, which the artist diversified with a pipe factory factory.

Henri Rousseau was born in the town of Laval in 1844 in the family of plumbing. After the service in the army I got a job in the French customs, because of what later I received the nickname "Customs Officer". Painting began to be engaged already in adulthood, having no corresponding education. Now Rousseau paintings are exhibited in the most famous museums in the world. The artist is one of the most famous representatives of primitivism.