Dream

Although Henri Rousseau completed more than twenty-five paintings of the jungle during his career, he never traveled outside of France. Instead, he drew on images of the exotic as presented to urban dwellers through popular literature, colonial expositions, and the Paris Zoo.

The lush jungle, wild animals and mysterious horn player in this piece were inspired by Rousseau's visits to the city's natural history museum.

Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. 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.