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The Equatorial Jungle
- year
- 1909
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 140.6 x 129.5 cm (55 3/8 x 51 in.) framed: 151.8 x 141.3 x 6.9 cm (59 3/4 x 55 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Henri Rousseau · The Equatorial Jungle (1909).
Animals peer through an almost continuous wall of lush foliage beneath a small opening of blue sky.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Chester Dale Collection. Accession 1963.10.213. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46688-equatorial-jungle
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