Henri Rousseau The Dream Leggings popcaliroarlegz I find a little fellow

I find a little fellow who's cute and yellow and chubby

After his passing in May I learned that POPRAGEOUS was interested in a piece inspired by his art

-Maurice Sendak

The Garden of Delights in the center illustrates a world deeply engaged in sinful pleasures

Henri Rousseau The Dream Leggings popcaliroarlegz I find a little fellowAlthough 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