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Tropical Forest with Monkeys
- year
- 1910
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 129.5 × 162.5 cm (51 × 64 in.) framed: 152.4 × 182.25 × 12.07 cm (60 × 71 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Henri Rousseau · Tropical Forest with Monkeys (1910).
Monkeys appear among overlapping jungle leaves, their gestures and warm colors punctuating dense green foliage.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. John Hay Whitney Collection. Accession 1982.76.7. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/61253-tropical-forest-monkeys
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