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Henri Rousseau — A Hunter and his charge on the shores of the Nile
Henri Rousseau

A Hunter and his charge on the shores of the Nile

Henri Rousseau's oil painting presents a hunter with his captured animal on the shores of the Nile River. The composition combines exotic wildlife and human figures in a dramatic riverside setting.

Medium
oil on panel

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Orientalist Art

April 29, 2025

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 222

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Henri Rousseau, A Hunter and his charge on the shores of the Nile

Henri Rousseau's oil painting presents a hunter with his captured animal on the shores of the Nile River. The composition combines exotic wildlife and human figures in a dramatic riverside setting.

Medium
oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Henri Rousseau, Egypt, Nile River, Exotic, Landscape, Wildlife, Hunter, Oil Painting, Figure Painting, Adventure

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago