Artist Henri Rousseau
Year 1910MediumOil on canvasDimensions 204.5 cm × 298.5 cm (80.5 in × 117.5 in)LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York CityLe Reve ( The Dream ) by Henri Rousseau
The Dream (French: Le Rêve, occasionally also known as Le Songe or Rêve exotique) is a large oil-on-canvas painting created by Henri Rousseau in 1910, one of more than 25 Rousseau paintings with a jungle theme. His last completed work, it was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 18 March to 1 May 1910, a few months before his death on 2 September 1910. Rousseau's earlier works had received a negative reception, but poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire remarked on its debut: "The picture radiates beauty, that is indisputable. I believe nobody will laugh this year."