The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents)

Name: The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents)
Brand: Henri Rousseau
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1907 · oil · Henri Rousseau

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The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents) by Henri Rousseau, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, bedroom — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Bedroom

The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents) by Henri Rousseau, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, living — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Living room

The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents) by Henri Rousseau, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, hotel guest room — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Hotel guest room

The Snake Charmer, 1907 (La Charmeuse de serpents)

Story

A dark, moonlit jungle fills the scene, dense with lush foliage and unseen creatures lurking among the leaves. A shadowed figure stands at the center, raising an instrument to charm a serpent coiled nearby, while the pale moon casts a glow over the thick vegetation. This oil painting was created in 1907 by Henri Rousseau, a French artist associated with naïve art and primitivism, and it is held at the Musée d'Orsay.