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 "Enfant de la balle (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Enfant de la balle (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1935
Sale Date: October 17, 2008
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.jpg "L'Aveugle Parfois a Consolé le Voyant (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
L'Aveugle Parfois a Consolé le Voyant (from..., 1926
Sale Date: October 15, 2008
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.jpg "Paysans (from The Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Seigneur c'est vous je vous reconnais (pl. 32...")
Georges Rouault
Seigneur c'est vous je vous reconnais (pl. 32...
Sale Date: October 4, 2008
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.jpg "Parade (from Maîtres et petits maîtres..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Parade (from Maîtres et petits maîtres..., 1926
Sale Date: September 27, 2008
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.jpg "Profil (from Réincarnation du Père Ubu), 1919")
Georges Rouault
Profil (from Réincarnation du Père Ubu), 1919
Sale Date: September 27, 2008
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Georges Rouault
From Maitres et petits maitres..., 1926
Sale Date: September 13, 2008
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Georges Rouault
From Reicarnations du Pere Ubu: Bon Electeur, 1918
Sale Date: September 13, 2008
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.jpg "Homme conduisant un Autre (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Homme conduisant un Autre (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: September 12, 2008
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Georges Rouault
Celui qui croit en moi, fut-il Mort, vivra and...
Sale Date: September 12, 2008
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.jpg "Le condamné s'en est Allé... (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Le condamné s'en est Allé... (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: September 12, 2008
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.jpg "Le petit nain (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Le petit nain (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938
Sale Date: September 30, 2008
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.jpg "Portrait de Paul Verlaine (from Quatre..., 1933")
Georges Rouault
Portrait de Paul Verlaine (from Quatre..., 1933
Sale Date: September 14, 2008
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.jpg "Le juge (from Georges Rouault), 1939")
.jpg "Femme fière (from Les fleurs du Mai), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière (from Les fleurs du Mai), 1938
Sale Date: September 18, 2008
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.jpg "Christ de face (from Les fleurs du Mal), 1937")
Georges Rouault
Christ de face (from Les fleurs du Mal), 1937
Sale Date: September 18, 2008
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.jpg "Debout les morts (pl. LIV from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Debout les morts (pl. LIV from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: July 18, 2008
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.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: July 18, 2008
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