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 "Christ prenant congé da sa mère (from Passion)")
Georges Rouault
Christ prenant congé da sa mère (from Passion)
Sale Date: September 11, 2009
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.jpg "Mon Doux pays, Où êtes-Vous? (from Miserere)")
Georges Rouault
Mon Doux pays, Où êtes-Vous? (from Miserere)
Sale Date: September 11, 2009
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.jpg "Et Veronique au Tendre Lin, pass encore sur le...")
Georges Rouault
Et Veronique au Tendre Lin, pass encore sur le...
Sale Date: September 11, 2009
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.jpg "Ne sommes-Vous pas forçats? (from Miserere)")
Georges Rouault
Ne sommes-Vous pas forçats? (from Miserere)
Sale Date: September 11, 2009
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.jpg "Miserere : Demain sera beau disait le..., 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Miserere : Demain sera beau disait le..., 1922–1927
Sale Date: February 11, 1999
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.jpg "Pêcheur (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "L'Administrateur (from Réincarnations du..., 1918")
Georges Rouault
L'Administrateur (from Réincarnations du..., 1918
Sale Date: August 7, 2009
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.jpg "Mon doux pays, où êtes-vous?, pl. 44 (from..., 1927")
Georges Rouault
Mon doux pays, où êtes-vous?, pl. 44 (from..., 1927
Sale Date: September 19, 2009
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.jpg "Christ et homme à genoux (from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Christ et homme à genoux (from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: September 19, 2009
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.jpg "Aimez-vous les uns les autres, pl. 31 (from..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Aimez-vous les uns les autres, pl. 31 (from..., 1923
Sale Date: September 19, 2009
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.jpg "Enfant de la Balle (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Enfant de la Balle (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: July 24, 2009
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.jpg "Le Christ et mammon (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "From passion (set of 2), 1939")
.jpg "Passion (3 works), 1935")
.jpg "Passion (3 works), 1935")
.jpg "Passion (3 works), 1935")
.jpg "La petite écuyére (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
La petite écuyére (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: July 22, 2009
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