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
Parade from cirque de l'étoile Filante, 1934
Sale Date: June 10, 2008
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Georges Rouault
Rue des Solitaires (+ another, from 2 series , 1922
Sale Date: June 3, 2008
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.jpg "Chantez Matines, le jour renaît (Singen die..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Chantez Matines, le jour renaît (Singen die..., 1922
Sale Date: May 23, 2008
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.jpg "Christ de face (from les fleurs du mal ), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ de face (from les fleurs du mal ), 1938
Sale Date: June 13, 2008
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.jpg "Paysage de banlieue (La Grande Tour), 1910–1919")
Georges Rouault
Paysage de banlieue (La Grande Tour), 1910–1919
Sale Date: May 29, 2008
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.jpg "Toujours flagelle (from Miserere), 1948")
Georges Rouault
Son avocat en phrases creuses clame sa..., 1922
Sale Date: May 18, 2008
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.jpg "Reincarnations du pere ubu (suite of 23), 1955")
Georges Rouault
Reincarnations du pere ubu (suite of 23), 1955
Sale Date: May 20, 2008
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.jpg "Les fleurs du mal (4 works), 1936–1938")
.jpg "Douce amère (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce amère (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1934
Sale Date: May 27, 2008
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.jpg "Sunt lacarymae rerum (from the album Miserer), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Sunt lacarymae rerum (from the album Miserer), 1926
Sale Date: May 27, 2008
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.jpg "Portrait de Paul Verlaine (from Quatre..., 1933")
Georges Rouault
Portrait de Paul Verlaine (from Quatre..., 1933
Sale Date: May 20, 2008
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