Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo
1908 Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil painting on canvas depicts a dramatic jungle encounter, a subject matter Rousseau famously explored in his late career. It is part of the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Did you know?
Henri Rousseau was a self-taught customs official who painted exotic jungle scenes despite having never left France. He claimed to have seen these animals during his service in Mexico, though it is widely believed he derived his jungle imagery from visits to the Parisian botanical gardens and illustrated taxidermy magazines.
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Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo
Henri Rousseau, 1908
