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 "Tristes Os, pl. 8 (from Cirque l'Étoile..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Tristes Os, pl. 8 (from Cirque l'Étoile..., 1934
Sale Date: October 26, 2007
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.jpg "Passion (A set of 17 prints), 1939")
.jpg "Réincarnations du Pière Ubu (frontispiece), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du Pière Ubu (frontispiece), 1928
Sale Date: October 26, 2007
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.jpg "Le dur métier de vivre, pl. 12 (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Le dur métier de vivre, pl. 12 (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: September 22, 2007
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.jpg "Le poisson volant (from Réincarnations du..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Le poisson volant (from Réincarnations du..., 1928
Sale Date: September 21, 2007
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.jpg "Miserere (set of 58), 1922–1927")
.jpg "Juges (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
.jpg "Ecce Dolor (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Christ prenant congé de sa Mère (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Christ prenant congé de sa Mère (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: September 20, 2007
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.jpg "Christ aux Portes de la Ville (from Passion), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Christ aux Portes de la Ville (from Passion), 1935
Sale Date: September 20, 2007
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.jpg "Douce amere (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce amere (from Cirque de l'Etoile Filante), 1934
Sale Date: September 20, 2007
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.jpg "Femme affranchie, à quatorze heures, chante..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Femme affranchie, à quatorze heures, chante..., 1923
Sale Date: September 20, 2007
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.jpg "Misere mei, Deus (from Miserere), 1923")
.jpg "Les deux matrones (from Réincarnations du..., 1918")
Georges Rouault
Les deux matrones (from Réincarnations du..., 1918
Sale Date: September 20, 2007
Auction Closed
![Le renchéri (from Le Cirque de l"Etoile , 1935](http://qa1.artnet-dev.com/WebServices/images/ll00174lld98SGFgneECfDrCWQFHPKcXzMC/georges-rouault-le-renchéri-(from-le-cirque-de-l"etoile-filante).jpg "Le renchéri (from Le Cirque de l\"Etoile , 1935")
Georges Rouault
Le renchéri (from Le Cirque de l"Etoile , 1935
Sale Date: September 26, 2007
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.jpg "Paysans (from The Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Homme a la moustache et aux lunettes (Plate..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Homme a la moustache et aux lunettes (Plate..., 1928
Sale Date: September 6, 2007
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).jpg "Nous sommes fous (from Miserere, sold with..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Nous sommes fous (from Miserere, sold with..., 1922
Sale Date: September 7, 2007
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