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 "Autoportrait I (+ Ecce homo; 2 works), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Autoportrait I (+ Ecce homo; 2 works), 1926
Sale Date: March 28, 2007
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.jpg "Cirque (suite of 8 works), 1930")
.jpg "La lutteuse (+ Eves déchues; 2 works), 1925")
.jpg "Femme Fière (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
.jpg "Bella matribus detestata (from Miserere), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Bella matribus detestata (from Miserere), 1927
Sale Date: March 6, 2007
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.jpg "Sunt lacrymae rerum (from Miserere), 1926")
.jpg "Le Juste, comme le bois de santal, parfume..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Le Juste, comme le bois de santal, parfume..., 1922
Sale Date: March 6, 2007
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.jpg "La fille (from Mâtres et Petits Mâitres), 1926")
Georges Rouault
La fille (from Mâtres et Petits Mâitres), 1926
Sale Date: March 6, 2007
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.jpg "Les fleurs du mal (portfolio of 14 for bk by...")
Georges Rouault
Les fleurs du mal (portfolio of 14 for bk by...
Sale Date: February 18, 2007
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.jpg "Des ongles et du bec (pl. 50 from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Des ongles et du bec (pl. 50 from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: February 2, 2007
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Georges Rouault
Frontispiece de la Réincarnation du père Ubu, 1928
Sale Date: November 13, 2006
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.jpg "Au pressoir le raisin fut foulé (pl. XLVIII..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Au pressoir le raisin fut foulé (pl. XLVIII..., 1922
Sale Date: January 25, 2007
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.jpg "Debouts les morts (pl. LIV of Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Debouts les morts (pl. LIV of Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: January 25, 2007
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.jpg "La mort l'a pris comme il sortait du lit..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
La mort l'a pris comme il sortait du lit..., 1922
Sale Date: January 25, 2007
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