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 "Au pressoir, le raisin fut foulé (from..., 1916–1927")
Georges Rouault
Au pressoir, le raisin fut foulé (from..., 1916–1927
Sale Date: November 29, 2007
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.jpg "Ballerine (de la suite Cirque de l'etoile filante)")
Georges Rouault
Ballerine (de la suite Cirque de l'etoile filante)
Sale Date: November 29, 2007
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.jpg "Miserere (complete suite of 58), 1916–1927")
Georges Rouault
Miserere (complete suite of 58), 1916–1927
Sale Date: November 22, 2007
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.jpg "Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: November 29, 2007
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.jpg "Jongleur (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Jongleur (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934
Sale Date: November 29, 2007
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.jpg "Les fleurs du mal (2 works), 1936–1938")
.jpg "Madame carmencita, pl. IX (from Cirque de..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Madame carmencita, pl. IX (from Cirque de..., 1935
Sale Date: November 27, 2007
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.jpg "Christ de face, pl. 9 (from Fleurs du mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ de face, pl. 9 (from Fleurs du mal), 1938
Sale Date: December 1, 2007
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.jpg "Madame Louison (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Madame Louison (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1935
Sale Date: December 1, 2007
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.jpg "Deposition (from The Passion), 1936")
.jpg "En tant d'ordres divers le beau metier..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
En tant d'ordres divers le beau metier..., 1926
Sale Date: November 12, 2007
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.jpg "Professor Pieu, membre de l'Institut (from..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Professor Pieu, membre de l'Institut (from..., 1935
Sale Date: November 4, 2007
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.jpg "Le renchéri (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Le renchéri (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1935
Sale Date: October 31, 2007
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