Monkey

Date: 1906
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA

In this unusually rich painting by the painter Henri Rousseau , a group of bearded monkeys and a tropical bird appear, their gazes fixed on the viewer, as if something has suddenly disturbed them from their peaceful life and games. In the lower part of the image, an explanation appears between the blades of grass - a bottle falling towards them, from which its contents are poured. Monkeys huddle together in fear, one abandoned in a distant part of the jungle clutches a tree trunk tightly. Both the treatment and the theme are typical of Rousseau's late work. The artist locks the viewer into a dream state with the help of lush vegetation that covers the entire canvas. Rousseau called his paintings with the theme of the jungle, which is often repeated in his late works, "Mexican landscapes", so it has been speculated many times whether together with Napoleon III. and his army in Mexico did not discover. Later, this theory was disproved and the source of his inspiration was discovered - visits to botanical gardens, pictures in children's books and illustrated magazines.

Rousseau painted picture Monkey in 1906. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is portrait. This art piece is located in Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (1844 - 1910). French Post-Impressionist painter. He learned painting himself (he developed a specific naive style) and eventually became a brilliant artist whose paintings are firmly embedded in art history. For his profession as a customs officer, he is also called Customs (see his self-portrait known as Customs). He never left France, but became known for his paintings Jungle. Contemporaries often mocked him (they reproached him for his children's paintings). Picasso, who by chance saw one of his paintings and appreciated the quality of his work, prepared a banquet in Rousseau’s honour Dream.