The Dream ☱ Rousseau ☷ Art Print
The Dream (1910, Le Rêve) by Henri Rousseau is one of more than 25 jungle scenes he painted. It is a surreal portrait of Yadwigha, Rousseau's Polish mistress from his youth, lying naked on a divan. She gazes over a landscape of lush jungle foliage and lotus flowers, listening to a snake charmer playing the flute, surrounded by animals including birds, monkeys, an elephant, a lion and lioness, and a snake. An interpretation offered by Rousseau is that it depicts a woman reclining on a couch in Paris, dreaming she is in the jungle. Suspecting that some viewers did not understand the painting, he wrote a poem to accompany it, Inscription pour Le Rêve:
Yadwigha in a beautiful dream, Having fallen gently to sleep, Heard the sounds of a reed instrument, Played by a well-intentioned [snake] charmer. As the moon reflected, On the rivers [or flowers], the verdant trees, The wild snakes lend an ear, To the joyous tunes of the instrument.
- Regular price
- $30.00
- Sale price
- $30.00
- Regular price
-
Art prints are created from a giclée print on archival heavyweight paper that can be mounted in a frame. Different paper finishes allow you to customize the appearance: smooth paper maintains detail and color; textured paper slightly softens color with a traditional paper finish; and resin coated paper slightly deepens color adding a semi-gloss finish. Framed prints do not come with protective glass / glazing, to showcase the paper and reduce light reflection (it is available upon request).
Giclée printed with aqueous pigment inks to resist fading for over 100 years
Prints are on archival-grade, acid-free, heavyweight papers
Frames are solid wood with kraft paper backing and hanging wire installed
No glass/glazing is included to showcase paper texture and avoid glare/reflectivity (available upon request)
All sizes given are in inches (″)
Sizes offered are to scale with the original work of art
Every effort has been made to scale this artwork without distortion or cropping
Unframed art prints have a ½″ white margin, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 9x13″
Framed art prints are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ print's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall
Frames are ¾″ (black) or ⅞″ (natural, espresso, gold) wide viewed from the front, and 1⅛″ deep; frames will overlap the print edges ~¼″
Framed Art Prints
