The Repast of the Lion
- Oil On Canvas
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30 x 40 in
(76.2 x 101.6 cm)
- $10,000
- Henri Rousseau
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On Loan
This work was probably shown in the Salon d'Automne of 1907 but it treats a theme that Rousseau first explored in Surprised! of 1891 (National Gallery London). He based the exotic vegetation of his many jungle pictures on studies that he made in Paris’s botanical gardens and adapted the wild beasts from popular ethnographic journals and illustrated children's books. Rousseau’s nickname "le Douanier" derives from his job as a customs official. click here to hear the audio
- Subject Matter: Landscape
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