Boy On The Rocks

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Henri Rousseau's Boy on the Rocks
Henri Rousseau's Boy on the Rocks

Boy On The Rocks is a painting by Henri Rousseau.

The painting, created in 1895-7, graced the cover of the May 19, 1999 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.[1]

His work has been described as having a "mysterious poetry" and a "dreamlike force".[2]

According to Nicolas Pioch's comments on the painting:[2]

"Only a child can so bestride the world with such ease, and only a childlike artist with a simple, naïve vision can understand this elevation and make us see it as dauntingly true."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cover: Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 281 No. 19, May 19, 1999. Journal of the American Medical Association (May 19, 1999). Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Nicolas Pioch (July 16, 2002). Rousseau, Henri. ibiblio. Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
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