Henri Rousseau Tiger in Tropical Storm Fine Art Poster

Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!), 1891, was Rousseau's first jungle painting. Exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1891, the painting was ridiculed for its amateurish technique and childlike naïveté. But it also gained Rousseau his first serious review, from the young painter Félix Vallotton: "His tiger surprising its prey is a 'must-see'; it's the alpha and omega of painting and so disconcerting that, before so much competency and childish naïveté, the most deeply rooted convictions are held up and questioned." National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Henri Julien Félix Rousseau ( May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist fine art painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humourous description of his occupation as a toll collector. Ridiculed during his lifetime, he came to be recognised as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Vintage retro artistic unique original creative elegant colourful beautiful cute Post Impressionism landscape and animal fine art nature painting.