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 ruines elles, pl. 34 (from Mimes ont peki)")
Georges Rouault
Les ruines elles, pl. 34 (from Mimes ont peki)
Sale Date: February 11, 2010
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Georges Rouault
Le cirque de l'étoile filante - tristes os, 1934
Sale Date: February 7, 2010
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.jpg "Nu assis (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Nu assis (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: February 7, 2010
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Georges Rouault
Paysage biblique - aux sept arbres, 1935–1940
Sale Date: February 4, 2010
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.jpg "Trio (from Les Fleurs du mal), 1938")
.jpg "La Clownesse (from Saltimbanques)")
.jpg "Fille (+ Clownesse ou parade, lrgr; 2 works)")
.jpg "Nu (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Nu (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: December 14, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Autoportrait II (from Rouault, Éditions de..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Autoportrait II (from Rouault, Éditions de..., 1926
Sale Date: December 11, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Paysans (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Amazone (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Ballerine (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le clown jaune (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "La parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le vieux clown (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Clown et enfant (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le clown à la grosse caisse (from Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le clown à la grosse caisse (from Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: December 11, 2009
Auction Closed
.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Amazone (from Cirque), 1930")
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