Henri RousseauFrench, 1844–1910Tropical Forest with Monkeys
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Tropical Forest with Monkeys” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1982.76.7
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Henri Rousseau
The whole life1893–1910
A studio in Montparnasse
In 1893 Rousseau moved to a studio in Montparnasse, where he lived and worked until his death in 1910.
1908
Picasso’s banquet in Rousseau’s honour
Picasso came across a Rousseau painting being sold on the street as a canvas to be painted over, instantly recognised his genius and went to meet him; in 1908 he gave a half-serious, half-burlesque banquet for Rousseau in his Bateau-Lavoir studio, attended by Apollinaire, Gertrude Stein, Max Jacob, Marie Laurencin, Juan Gris and others.
March 1910
“The Dream,” his last painting, at the Salon
In March 1910 Rousseau exhibited “The Dream,” his last painting, at the Salon des Indépendants.
March 1910
Phlegmon in the leg
In March 1910, the month “The Dream” was shown, Rousseau developed a phlegmon in his leg.
August 1910
Necker Hospital: gangrene and surgery
In August 1910 Rousseau was admitted to the Necker Hospital in Paris, where his son had died; gangrene was found in his leg. After an operation he died of a blood clot on 2 September.
2 September 1910
Died
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