(May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910) was a French Post- Impressionist painter in the Naive or Primitive manner. He is also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer) after his place of employment. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.May September FrenchPost- Impressionist NaivePrimitive Source: Wikipedia Henri Julien Félix Rousseau
The Sleeping Gypsy 1897
Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo
The Snake Charmer, 1907
Eclaireur attaqué par un tigre (Scout Attacked by a Tiger) 1904 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas, x 162 cm (47 3/8 x 63 3/4 in); The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania
The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope Source: The National Gallery of Art (nga.gov)
Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) Source: nga.gov