Original color lithograph made by traditional method on limestone, on high quality velin paper, dimensions: 42 x 72 cm in light passe-partout, 69 x 75 cm in framed passe-partout; limited edition, numbered by hand in pencil 30/300;
signature embossed as a dry-erase stamp, authenticated by the publisher's dry-erase stamp "Les Imprimeries Parisiennes" p.d., with the permission of the artist's succession confirmed by a dry-erase stamp l.d. Gallery Certificate of Authenticity.
Henri Rousseau is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and his paintings are in the most important museums in the world. Rousseau's work has influenced many artists, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Fernand Léger. His unique style and imagination inspired and continues to inspire artists around the world.
During his lifetime, Rousseau was not appreciated by critics and the public. His naive style was often ridiculed and considered a lack of skill. However, over time, with the development of modern art, his work began to be appreciated by artists, critics and collectors. He was admired by such giants as Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire. They saw in him someone who was able to maintain a pure, unfettered imagination that professional painters, after years of training, often envied.
To this day, his works exude calm, mystery and a kind of "magical realism" that makes this jungle seem more real than the real one.
This work take away all of Rousseau's "special marks": monkeys with "human" faces( Rousseau often painted animals in a somewhat anthropomorphic way. The monkeys in the painting look as if they are participating in some strange, almost ceremonial ritual, holding oranges (or other exotic fruits), scale and perspective (the flowers, such as those white on the sides, are huge compared to the trees. In Rousseau's case, the size of the elements was often due to their compositional importance rather than the laws of physics, and the depth of green (the artist could use dozens of shades of green to create the impression of a thicket, even though the painting is quite "flat" in terms of perspective).
Rousseau's greatest paradox is that he never left France. Although his paintings are full of exotic plants and wild animals, he himself only made "trips" to the Paris Botanical Garden (Jardin des Plantes) and the zoo.
Henri Rousseau's paintings fetch very high prices on the art market. His works are valued for their unique naive style, vivid colors and fantastic motifs. Rousseau's most expensive paintings reach prices in the millions of dollars.
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