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 "Les Fleurs du Mal (portfolio of 12), 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Les Fleurs du Mal (portfolio of 12), 1936–1938
Sale Date: June 11, 2010
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.jpg "Nous... c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Nous... c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1923
Sale Date: June 15, 2010
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Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas? II. / Le clown tragique, 1939
Sale Date: June 24, 2010
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.jpg "Pasage a la tour (from les fleurs du mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Pasage a la tour (from les fleurs du mal), 1938
Sale Date: June 11, 2010
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.jpg "Parade (from cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934–1938")
Georges Rouault
Parade (from cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934–1938
Sale Date: June 11, 2010
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.jpg "Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1939")
Georges Rouault
Aide-Bourreau portent un des bois de la..., 1939
Sale Date: June 11, 2010
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.jpg "Juges (from les fleurs du mal), 1938")
.jpg "Christ au faubourg (pl. from Passion), 1935")
.jpg "Nous sommes fous (Miserère), 1939")
.jpg "Réincarnations du père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1928")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1928
Sale Date: June 17, 2010
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.jpg "Réincarnations du père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1919")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1919
Sale Date: June 17, 2010
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.jpg "Pierrot (3 states of 1 work from the series..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot (3 states of 1 work from the series..., 1935
Sale Date: May 31, 2010
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.jpg "Nu de profil (illustration from Les Fleurs..., 1936")
Georges Rouault
Nu de profil (illustration from Les Fleurs..., 1936
Sale Date: May 31, 2010
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.jpg "Le laquais (5 states), 1936–1938")
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