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
Solitaire, en cette vie d'embuches et de..., 1922
Sale Date: March 7, 2008
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.jpg "Qui ne se grime pas? (from Miserere), 1923–1948")
Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas? (from Miserere), 1923–1948
Sale Date: March 14, 2008
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.jpg "Le Vielle Homme Chemine (from the Passion ), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Le Vielle Homme Chemine (from the Passion ), 1936
Sale Date: March 14, 2008
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.jpg "Au pressoir, le raisin fut foulé (pl. 48..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Au pressoir, le raisin fut foulé (pl. 48..., 1922
Sale Date: February 22, 2008
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.jpg "Passion (folio of 17, incluing 81 other works)")
Georges Rouault
Passion (folio of 17, incluing 81 other works)
Sale Date: November 21, 2007
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.jpg "Fille de cirque (La danseuse au corsage blanc)")
Georges Rouault
Fille de cirque (La danseuse au corsage blanc)
Sale Date: February 13, 2008
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Georges Rouault
Trois personnages dans un paysage de Bretagne, 1915
Sale Date: February 6, 2008
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.jpg "Tombeau (from Les fleurs du mal), 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Tombeau (from Les fleurs du mal), 1936–1938
Sale Date: February 7, 2008
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.jpg "Paysage à la tour (from Les fleurs du..., 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Paysage à la tour (from Les fleurs du..., 1936–1938
Sale Date: February 7, 2008
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.jpg "Le vieux clown (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Mademoiselle Irma (from Réincarnations du..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Mademoiselle Irma (from Réincarnations du..., 1928
Sale Date: February 7, 2008
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.jpg "Fléau colon (+ Le père ubu chantre; 2 works), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Fléau colon (+ Le père ubu chantre; 2 works), 1928
Sale Date: February 7, 2008
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.jpg "Augures... (from Miserere), 1923")
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