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 "Homo homini lupus (Pl. XXXVII from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Homo homini lupus (Pl. XXXVII from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: April 26, 2007
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.jpg "Juges (from Fleurs du mal II), 1936–1938")
.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Amazone (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Bella matribus destata (from Miserere), 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Bella matribus destata (from Miserere), 1922–1927
Sale Date: May 1, 2007
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Georges Rouault
Parade (from Maîtres et petits Maîtres..., 1926
Sale Date: April 25, 2007
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.jpg "Nu (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928")
.jpg "L'aveugle parfois a consolé le voyant (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
L'aveugle parfois a consolé le voyant (from..., 1926
Sale Date: April 26, 2007
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.jpg "Rue des solitaires (Pl. XXIII from series...")
Georges Rouault
Rue des solitaires (Pl. XXIII from series...
Sale Date: April 3, 2007
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.jpg "Jésus sera en agonie jusqu'a la fin du monde...")
Georges Rouault
Jésus sera en agonie jusqu'a la fin du monde...
Sale Date: April 3, 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: March 26, 2007
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.jpg "Rue de Solitaires (pl. 23 from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Rue de Solitaires (pl. 23 from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: March 24, 2007
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.jpg "Nu au collier (de face)")
.jpg "Christ au Faubourg (from Passion), 1935")
.jpg "Sainte-Nitouche (for Réincarnations du Père..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Sainte-Nitouche (for Réincarnations du Père..., 1928
Sale Date: March 21, 2007
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.jpg "Verlaine (from Quatre grandes lithographies), 1933")
Georges Rouault
Verlaine (from Quatre grandes lithographies), 1933
Sale Date: March 28, 2007
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