Ben and comedian/art expert Anna Bianco (@annacainbianco) review the unique personality and paintings of 19th-20th century French artist, Henri Rousseau.

Paintings (time discussed)

Myself: Portrait-Landscape (18:00) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Rousseau_-_Myself-_Portrait_%E2%80%93_Landscape_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Surprised! or Tiger in a Tropical Storm (22:38) - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/henri-rousseau-surprised

The Repast of the Lion (25:53) - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438822

War (26:35) - https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-rousseau/war-or-the-ride-of-discord-1894

Night by Ferdinand Hodler (29:04) - https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/ferdinand-hodler/night/

The Past and the Present (30:55) - https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/5695/The-Past-and-the-Present-or-Philosophical-Thought-(Le-Passe-et-le-present-ou-Pensee-philosophique)/

The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope (33:47) - https://www.art.com/products/p14617501738-sa-i6777216/henri-rousseau-the-hungry-lion-throws-itself-on-the-antelope.htm

The Football Players (35:43) - https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/3542

Apes in the Orange Grove (37:57) - https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-rousseau/apes-in-the-orange-grove

The Dream (44:54) - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79277

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali (47:30) - https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79018