HFDF Sleepg Gypsy by Henri Rousseau. Oil Patg Reproduction, Giclee Prt on Canvas. Ready to Hang Wall Art for Home and Office Decor. : 10x8inch Framed

Rousseau described his patg as follows: "[...] a mandol player, lies with her jar beside her (a vase with drkg water), overcome by fatigue a deep sleep. A lion chances to pass by, picks up her scent yet does not devour her. There is a moonlight effect, very poetic."

Henri Rousseau was a French post-impressionist pater the Nave or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started patg seriously his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time. Ridiculed durg his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Rousseau's work exerted an extensive fluence on several generations of avant-garde artists.