Bathing at Alfortville 1904

"Bathing at Alfortville," painted in 1904 by Henri Rousseau, is a captivating example of the artist's signature style known as naive art. With its flat perspective, simplified forms, and vibrant colors, the painting depicts a serene scene of people bathing in a river, juxtaposed against a distant factory with a billowing plume of smoke. Rousseau's unique artistic vision, often influenced by his own experiences as a customs officer, captured the essence of nature with an almost childlike wonder, blurring the boundaries between reality and imagination in his portrayal of the idyllic scene.