Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo

1908 · Henri Rousseau
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Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo 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
Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo 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
Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo 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
Tropical Forest: Battling Tiger and Buffalo

Story

A tiger and a buffalo face off within thick green growth, surrounded by yellow hop flowers and orange fruit under a turquoise sky. The confrontation fills the canvas with tension, framed by dense tropical foliage. This oil on canvas work was completed in 1908. It belongs to the Hermitage Museum. Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French painter, worked in naïve art and primitivism, styles that shaped this vivid jungle scene.

Where it works

Cool-toned artwork suited to kitchens and reading nooks, in a horizontal format.

CreatorHenri Rousseau
Year1908
SKUbgmn0540_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:35546

Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia