Henri RousseauFrancia, 1844–1910Il sogno
The Dream
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Museum of Modern Art
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Sul dipinto
Il sogno è un dipinto a olio su tela (204,5x298,5 cm) realizzato nel 1910 dal pittore francese Henri Rousseau. Si tratta di una delle ultime opere dell'artista.
Il dipinto è un dono di Nelson A. Rockefeller al Museum of Modern Art di New York, dove è tuttora conservato.
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 252.1954
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- Museum of Modern Art
- Immagine: Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Henri Rousseau
Tutta la vita1893–1910
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 settembre 1910
Died
