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
.jpg "Femme fière (from Les fleurs du mal no.3), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière (from Les fleurs du mal no.3), 1938
Sale Date: September 24, 2010
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.jpg "Le juge (from Georges Rouault by Lionello..., 1939")
Georges Rouault
Le juge (from Georges Rouault by Lionello..., 1939
Sale Date: September 21, 2010
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.jpg "Le clown jaune (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Bella matribus detestata (from Miserere), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Bella matribus detestata (from Miserere), 1927
Sale Date: September 21, 2010
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.jpg "Son avocat, en phrases creuses, clame sa..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Son avocat, en phrases creuses, clame sa..., 1922
Sale Date: September 21, 2010
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(+-another;-2-works).jpg "Untitled (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu)(+ , 1932")
Georges Rouault
Untitled (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu)(+ , 1932
Sale Date: September 14, 2010
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(+-2-others;-3-works).jpg "En ces temps noire de jactance et..., 1927–1933")
Georges Rouault
En ces temps noire de jactance et..., 1927–1933
Sale Date: September 14, 2010
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.jpg "Ecce dolor (from The Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Trio (from Les fleurs du mal), 1938")
.jpg "Cirque de l'étoile filante: les ballerines & , 1934")
Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'étoile filante: les ballerines & , 1934
Sale Date: September 16, 2010
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.jpg "Le Nègre (from Les réincarnations du père Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Le Nègre (from Les réincarnations du père Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: August 22, 2010
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Georges Rouault
La sebylle de cumes and two women in profile, 1930
Sale Date: February 13, 2010
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.jpg "Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1936")
Georges Rouault
Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1936
Sale Date: July 18, 2010
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.jpg "Vierge aux sept glaives, pl. 53 (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Vierge aux sept glaives, pl. 53 (from..., 1926
Sale Date: July 23, 2010
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.jpg "Paysan (from passion), 1936")
.jpg "Sous un Jesus en Croix oublie la, pl. 20..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Sous un Jesus en Croix oublie la, pl. 20..., 1926
Sale Date: July 23, 2010
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.jpg "Parade (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Parade (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934
Sale Date: July 16, 2010
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