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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.jpg "Près des fortifications désertiques, je..., 1929")
Georges Rouault
Près des fortifications désertiques, je..., 1929
Sale Date: June 20, 2007
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.jpg "Des ongles et du bec (pl.50 of Suite Miserere)")
Georges Rouault
Des ongles et du bec (pl.50 of Suite Miserere)
Sale Date: June 15, 2007
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.jpg "Vieille Courtisane à la fenêtre (from Les..., 1937")
Georges Rouault
Vieille Courtisane à la fenêtre (from Les..., 1937
Sale Date: June 21, 2007
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.jpg "Jean-François jamais ne chante alleluia..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Jean-François jamais ne chante alleluia..., 1923
Sale Date: June 21, 2007
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.jpg "Le Juste, comme le bois de Santal, parfume..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Le Juste, comme le bois de Santal, parfume..., 1922
Sale Date: June 21, 2007
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.jpg "Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland w/1..., 1931")
Georges Rouault
Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland w/1..., 1931
Sale Date: June 14, 2007
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.jpg "Laquais, pl. 5 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
Georges Rouault
Laquais, pl. 5 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937
Sale Date: June 14, 2007
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.jpg "Fière autant qu'un vivant, de sa noble..., 1937")
Georges Rouault
Fière autant qu'un vivant, de sa noble..., 1937
Sale Date: June 14, 2007
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.jpg "Amazone (+ Clown et enfant, aquatint; 2..., 1930")
Georges Rouault
Amazone (+ Clown et enfant, aquatint; 2..., 1930
Sale Date: June 14, 2007
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.jpg "Christ de face. (Plate IX from Les..., 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ de face. (Plate IX from Les..., 1936–1938
Sale Date: June 7, 2007
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.jpg "C'est par ses meurtrissures que nous sommes..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
C'est par ses meurtrissures que nous sommes..., 1922
Sale Date: June 7, 2007
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.jpg "Nous... c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1921")
Georges Rouault
Nous... c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1921
Sale Date: June 7, 2007
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.jpg "Qui ne se grime pas ? (Plate VIII from..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas ? (Plate VIII from..., 1923
Sale Date: June 7, 2007
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