Georges Rouault
(French, 1871–1958)
Biography
Georges Rouault was a French artist whose work melded Fauvism and Expressionism with its jewel-like tones and bold graphic lines. Alongside Henri Matisse, André Derain, Rouault culled from his spiritual fervor and knowledge of medieval stained glass to produce resonating portraits, landscapes, religious scenes, and still lifes. In one of his hallmark works The Old King (1916-1936), the painter poetically explores the power of symbolism and primary colors. “For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh,” he once reflected. Born on May 27, 1871 in Paris, France, he apprenticed with a stain glass artisan while studying at the École des Arts Décoratifs, he later studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under the famed Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, who became an influential mentor. Between 1895 and 1898, the artist became a devout Roman Catholic as well as going through an emotional breakdown. He came out of this revitalized, moralistic and religious, Rouault displayed an interest in the flaws of society and began frequenting Parisian courts of law to find subjects to paint. Throughout the remainder of his career, much of his work was devoted to the depiction of prostitutes, clowns, and Christ. Rouault died on February 13, 1958 in Paris, France at the age of 86. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.
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.jpg "Le cirque de l’étoile filante - Suite en..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Le cirque de l’étoile filante - Suite en..., 1938
Sale Date: May 31, 2011
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.jpg "La Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "André Suarès, passion (vol. w/17 works; folio), 1939")
Georges Rouault
André Suarès, passion (vol. w/17 works; folio), 1939
Sale Date: June 9, 2011
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.jpg "Les réincarnations du père Ubu (album w/22..., 1932")
Georges Rouault
Les réincarnations du père Ubu (album w/22..., 1932
Sale Date: June 9, 2011
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.jpg "Duo (recto/verso)")
.jpg "Son avocat en phrases creuses clame sa..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Son avocat en phrases creuses clame sa..., 1922
Sale Date: June 8, 2011
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Georges Rouault
In the land of thirst and terror; Miserere 26, 1923
Sale Date: June 10, 2011
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.jpg "Fière autant qu'un vivant, de sa noble..., 1937")
Georges Rouault
Fière autant qu'un vivant, de sa noble..., 1937
Sale Date: June 16, 2011
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.jpg "Enfant de la balle, pl.10 (from Cirque de..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Enfant de la balle, pl.10 (from Cirque de..., 1935
Sale Date: June 16, 2011
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-(+-les-deux-matrones-pl.xvii-(from-réincarnations-du-père-ubu),-etching.jpg "Amazone, pl.1 (from Cirque) (+ Les deux..., 1930")
Georges Rouault
Amazone, pl.1 (from Cirque) (+ Les deux..., 1930
Sale Date: June 16, 2011
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.jpg "Untitled (from Les fleurs du mal), 1936–1938")
.jpg "Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland..., 1931")
Georges Rouault
Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland..., 1931
Sale Date: May 10, 2011
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.jpg "Souvenirs intimes (bk w/6 works and text by...")
Georges Rouault
Souvenirs intimes (bk w/6 works and text by...
Sale Date: May 10, 2011
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.jpg "Woman (study)")
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