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 "Le Christ et Mammon (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Chantez Matines, le jour renait (Singt die..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Chantez Matines, le jour renait (Singt die..., 1922
Sale Date: April 18, 2009
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.jpg "Homo Homini Lupus (+ 2 others; 3 works)")
.jpg "Homme conduisant un autre (from passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Homme conduisant un autre (from passion), 1936
Sale Date: March 6, 2009
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.jpg "Le Negre (from Les Reincarnations du Pere Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Le Negre (from Les Reincarnations du Pere Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: March 6, 2009
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.jpg "Augures (from Miserere)")
.jpg "Sunt lacrimae rerum... (from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Sunt lacrimae rerum... (from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: March 6, 2009
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.jpg "Hiver lèpre de la terre (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Hiver lèpre de la terre (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: March 6, 2009
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Georges Rouault
Il a été maltraité et opprimé et il n'a pas..., 1923
Sale Date: March 5, 2009
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.jpg "Femme Fière (+ Femme fièrs, aquatint, 1938;..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme Fière (+ Femme fièrs, aquatint, 1938;..., 1938
Sale Date: March 5, 2009
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.jpg "Enfant de la Balle (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Enfant de la Balle (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1935
Sale Date: March 5, 2009
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.jpg "Madame cremencita (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Madame cremencita (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: March 13, 2009
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.jpg "Debout les morts (pl. LIV from Miserere)")
.jpg "La mort l'a pris comme il sortait du lit..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
La mort l'a pris comme il sortait du lit..., 1922
Sale Date: January 20, 2009
Auction Closed
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