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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Georges Rouault Artworks
-(set-of-8).jpg "Cirque (CR 198-205) (set of 8), 1930")
.jpg "Le Christ et Mammon, pl. XIV (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Le Christ et Mammon, pl. XIV (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: October 27, 2010
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.jpg "Douce amere (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce amere (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934
Sale Date: October 28, 2010
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.jpg "Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1938
Sale Date: October 22, 2010
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,-pl.-32-(from-miserere).jpg "Seigneur, c'est Vous, je Vous reconnais..., 1927")
Georges Rouault
Seigneur, c'est Vous, je Vous reconnais..., 1927
Sale Date: October 22, 2010
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.jpg "Professor Pieu, membre de l'institut (from..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Professor Pieu, membre de l'institut (from..., 1935
Sale Date: October 26, 2010
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).jpg "La Baie des Trépassés (after illustration of , 1939")
Georges Rouault
La Baie des Trépassés (after illustration of , 1939
Sale Date: October 22, 2010
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.jpg "Douce Amère pl.17 (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce Amère pl.17 (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1934
Sale Date: October 22, 2010
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.jpg "Le reincarnations du Pere Ubu (set of 22), 1932")
Georges Rouault
Le reincarnations du Pere Ubu (set of 22), 1932
Sale Date: September 29, 2010
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.jpg "Miserere (portfolio of 58), 1948")
.jpg "Le rencheri, pl.13 (from Cirque de l'etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Le rencheri, pl.13 (from Cirque de l'etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: September 26, 2010
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.jpg "Untitled (+ another; 2 works), 1939")
-(+-2-others;-3-works).jpg "Bon Électeur (from Père Ubu) (+ 2 others; 3..., 1918")
Georges Rouault
Bon Électeur (from Père Ubu) (+ 2 others; 3..., 1918
Sale Date: October 2, 2010
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