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    He worked as a revenue collector for the transport industry and never had the opportunity to visit areas of the world that inspired most of his rainforest/safari themes. Who is it, which more famous artist recognized his potential from a street sale, and which famous piece is featured in a Simpsons episode?

    Question #67044. Asked by peasypod. (Jun 16 06 5:36 PM)


    lanfranco

    		The artist is, of course, Henri Rousseau, who was recognized by Picasso as a serious talent. I've never seen "The Simpsons," but apparently the painting "The Sleeping Gypsy" appears in the episode "Mom and Pop Art" (in which Jasper Johns participated as himself):


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Rousseau

    Jun 16 06, 8:00 PM
    peasypod

    		That's the one, Frankie, yay!. It was something Baloo mumbled the other day about weird artists and the Tate Gallery that got me runnning up this alley.

    Jun 17 06, 11:54 PM

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