Henri Rousseau The Dream One Piece Swim popperiwinkleblossomlegz When life gives you leftover

When life gives you leftover rice

"  Whatever

covering his mouth

Painted by Czech illustrator Alphonse Mucha in 1897

happy life in a junk pile until the day she is dumped

Henri Rousseau The Dream One Piece Swim popperiwinkleblossomlegz When life gives you leftoverAlthough Rousseau completed more than twenty five jungle paintings in his career, he never traveled outside France. He instead drew on images of the exotic as it was presented to the urban dweller through popular literature, colonial expositions, and the Paris Zoo. The lush jungle, wild animals, and mysterious horn player featured in this work were inspired by Rousseau's visits to the city's natural history museum and Jardin des plantes (a combined