Les jungles oniriques d’Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) etait employe au service des douanes de Paris et revait de devenir un artiste celebre. A 49 ans, il decide de tenter sa chance....

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed......