A Carnival Evening

1886 · oil · Henri Rousseau

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A Carnival Evening by Henri Rousseau, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, den
Shown at 762 × 1016 mm (30 × 40 in) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Den
A Carnival Evening by Henri Rousseau, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, bedroom
Shown at 762 × 1016 mm (30 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Bedroom
A Carnival Evening by Henri Rousseau, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel lobby
Shown at 762 × 1016 mm (30 × 40 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel lobby
A Carnival Evening

Story

A pair of figures dressed in costume stand among bare, leafless trees, set against a night sky lit by a full moon and scattered stars. The woods appear empty and silent otherwise, with no other sign of life beyond the two costumed figures. This oil painting, titled A Carnival Evening, was made by Henri Rousseau in 1886, and it is held today at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, having come to the museum through the Louis E. Stern Collection. Rousseau, a French painter born in 1844 and died in 1910, is associated with naïve art and also created the notable work The Dream. One detail worth noticing is how the moonlight picks out the pale costumes of the two figures against the dark tangle of bare branches surrounding them, making them stand apart from the stillness of the forest around them in sharp contrast.

Where it works

Cool-toned artwork suited to dens and bedrooms, and to hotel lobbies, in a vertical format.

CreatorHenri Rousseau
Year1886
Mediumoil
Original dimensions46.2 x 35.3 in.
SKUphil0032_frgc_1520
Archive IDrs:100:63987

Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963, 1963-181-64