Description
Henri Rousseau – A Carnival Evening
| Year of creation: | 1886 |
| Original size: | 89.3 cm x 106.9 cm |
| Painting style: | Post-impressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA |
The painting A Carnival Evening is the first painting that Rousseau exhibited at the Salon, and it is a unique work of art and represents an impressive start to the painter’s career.
In the painting, the artist used the naive style; all elements are painted literally and schematically – every stroke on the branches of the tree is emphasized, the clouds are unusually dense, and the painter paid more attention to the costumes of the figures than to the figures themselves. The design of the painting is effectively poetic; with his precise and sensitive observation of the colors of the evening, the artist achieved an extraordinary quality of atmosphere and mood.
