The Dream
Artist: Henri Rousseau
Year Composed: 1910
Artistic Movement: Post-Impressionism
Nationality: France
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
Year Composed: 1910
Artistic Movement: Post-Impressionism
Nationality: France
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
About the Artwork
As one of his last completed works of art, Henri Rousseau paints an almost surreal jungle scene within The Dream. Showing the natural landscape of the jungle, his Polish mistress can be seen lying nude on the left of the canvas. A wide variety of flora and fauna (ranging from a puma, to a snake, to various fruits) can be seen surrounding the young woman. The surreal nature of the scene is comparable to those by Salvador Dalí, giving the audience the euphoric experience of being in a dream.
About the Artist
Known around the art world as Le Douanier (French for The Customs Officer) from his previous professions, Henri Rousseau was a late bloomer in his life for his painting career. As a self-taught artist who started painting full-time in his late 40s, Rousseau was renowned for his artistic ability and his precise technique. As an acclaimed primitive painter, his works showcase various scenes of nature and figures in their basic element, void of industry, architecture, or modern accessories, which can be seen within his Sleeping Gypsy (1897) and The Dream (1910), both of which are featured within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Dream was composed in Post-Impressionist Age of art. As a subset of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was mostly a French movement toward the end of the 19th Century (or the latter decades in the 1800s). As a way to counter the Impressionist use of naturalism in their light and color, Post-Impressionist artists used a more abstract color palette, where the colors were more symbolic than natural. Some of the most famous Post-Impressionist artists included Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, and Vincent van Gogh.
Location of Original Work of Art: Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York, United States of America
As one of his last completed works of art, Henri Rousseau paints an almost surreal jungle scene within The Dream. Showing the natural landscape of the jungle, his Polish mistress can be seen lying nude on the left of the canvas. A wide variety of flora and fauna (ranging from a puma, to a snake, to various fruits) can be seen surrounding the young woman. The surreal nature of the scene is comparable to those by Salvador Dalí, giving the audience the euphoric experience of being in a dream.
About the Artist
Known around the art world as Le Douanier (French for The Customs Officer) from his previous professions, Henri Rousseau was a late bloomer in his life for his painting career. As a self-taught artist who started painting full-time in his late 40s, Rousseau was renowned for his artistic ability and his precise technique. As an acclaimed primitive painter, his works showcase various scenes of nature and figures in their basic element, void of industry, architecture, or modern accessories, which can be seen within his Sleeping Gypsy (1897) and The Dream (1910), both of which are featured within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Dream was composed in Post-Impressionist Age of art. As a subset of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was mostly a French movement toward the end of the 19th Century (or the latter decades in the 1800s). As a way to counter the Impressionist use of naturalism in their light and color, Post-Impressionist artists used a more abstract color palette, where the colors were more symbolic than natural. Some of the most famous Post-Impressionist artists included Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, and Vincent van Gogh.
Location of Original Work of Art: Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York, United States of America