Rendezvous in the Forest
Henri Rousseau · 1889 · oil on canvas
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About this picture
Rendezvous in the Forest is a public-domain painting by Henri Rousseau, dated 1889. Oil on canvas. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Rendezvous in the Forest” (1889) was made in Paris. When Rousseau paints a jungle, the plants and animals come from the botanical garden, prints, and taxidermy, not from a trip.
About the artist
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), called Le Douanier, was a French painter who worked outside the academy. He painted sharp, still portraits and jungle scenes made in Paris from the botanical garden, picture books, and taxidermy, not from travel.
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