Henri Rousseau, Fighting A Tiger And A Buffalo

Henri Rousseau, Fighting A Tiger And A Buffalo

Henri Rousseau's work "Fighting a Tiger and a Buffalo" is one of his most iconic pieces, exhibiting the signature style of this unique French artist. Known for his naïve or primitive style, Rousseau hand-crafted each element in exquisite detail using oil paint on canvas.

In this intense scene, we witness the powerful story as it unfolds – a tiger locked in an epic battle with a buffalo amidst dense jungle foliage in rich shades of green interplayed with strokes of yellows and blues giving depth to space. The depiction stands out owing its allegorical representation possibly portraying human struggle or survival instincts.

Though self-taught, Rousseau was able to achieve meticulous details and accuracy throughout the work depicting animals’ struggle highlighting inherent wildness suggesting nature’s brutal truth - survival of the fittest.

Despite not having any formal training he became known for technical skillfulness along with gift for creating dreamlike settings often juxtaposing tense scenes with calm environmental backgrounds,

This masterpiece perfectly represents surrealistic imagination that transcends reality paving way towards modernism. It can be purchased as various formats such as canvas printings; fine art posters; oil painting reproductions; framed art works offering museum quality finish providing classy wall decor option enhancing aesthetics

Style

Rousseau's artwork majorly falls under 'Post-Impressionism' movement but it largely defied common artistic norms creating genre all on its own which later got dubbed as ‘Naive Art'. His untouched raw approach despite being snubbed by elites found admiration amongst avant-garde artists including Picasso forming integral part founding Surrealism.