Henri Rousseau The Dream

Henri Rousseau The Dream (1910) The Dream is a large oil-on-canvas painting created by Henri Rousseau in 1910, one of more than 25 Rousseau paintings with a jungle theme. Essentially he was self-taught and is considered to be a naive or primitive painter. When Pablo Picasso happened upon a painting by Rousseau being sold on …

Bearded Dragon Painting Art Print

Bearded Dragon Painting Art Print Bearded Dragon Art Pogona is a genus of reptiles containing eight lizard species (according to some sources, but some others say nine) which are often known by the common name bearded dragons. The name “bearded dragon” refers to the “beard” of the dragon, the underside of the throat which can turn black if they are stressed or see a potential …

Ernst Haeckel Sea Anemones

Ernst Haeckel Sea Anemones Marine Vintage Illustration The 49th plate from Ernst Haeckel’s natural history book ‘Kunstformen der Natur’ (Art Forms In Nature) of 1904, showing various sea anemones classified as Actiniae. Victorian era science illustration in lush colors. Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named …

Paul Gauguin Two Women Of Tahiti

Paul Gauguin – Parau Api – Two Women Of Tahiti (1892) Paul Gauguin was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist whose experimental use of colors and synthetist style were distinguishably different from Impressionism. His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists. This beautiful painting depicts two women on the Pacific island of …