Henri Rousseau: Dreams of the Jungle

by Werner Schmalenbach

Book Overview

Famous for his "naive" paintings, Henri Rousseau's reputation as an enigma in the age of the Impressionists puzzles art critics even today. This book examines what his work means and where it fits... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791324098
• ISBN13: 9783791324098
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A very good survey of Rousseau's art

The layout and color reproductions are quite good, considering the book's modest size. Werner Schmalenbach comments on the artist's charming paintings, their historical background and influence on comtemporaries, as well as key events in his life. The text is illuminating, lively, and unpedantic-- as Rousseau would have liked it. Also, the price is right. .... Get it! (Even though the book is out of print, I have seen several copies in art museum shops.)Congratulations to Prestel, the publisher, for making Pegasus Library books available to the wide public-- great art books which are kind to the wallet.