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
Son avocat en phrases creuses clame sa totale...
Sale Date: January 25, 2007
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.jpg "En bouche qui fut fraîche goût de fiel (pl. XV...")
Georges Rouault
En bouche qui fut fraîche goût de fiel (pl. XV...
Sale Date: January 25, 2007
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.jpg "Christ au Faubourg (from Passion), 1935")
.jpg "Dompteur (from Saltimbanques), 1925")
.jpg "Toujours flagellé (from Miserere), 1922")
.jpg "Mei Deus (from Miserere), 1923")
.jpg "Le poisson volant (from Réincarnations du..., 1932")
Georges Rouault
Le poisson volant (from Réincarnations du..., 1932
Sale Date: February 8, 2007
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.jpg "Réincarnations du Père Ubu (group of 3), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du Père Ubu (group of 3), 1928
Sale Date: February 8, 2007
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.jpg "Grotesque (Profil), 1917")
.jpg "En tant d'ordres divers (from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
En tant d'ordres divers (from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: January 14, 2007
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.jpg "Passion (bk w/text by André Suarès, engraved by...")
Georges Rouault
Passion (bk w/text by André Suarès, engraved by...
Sale Date: December 7, 2006
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.jpg "L'Ane ou l'Aliboron (from Grotesques), 1925–1930")
Georges Rouault
L'Ane ou l'Aliboron (from Grotesques), 1925–1930
Sale Date: December 8, 2006
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.jpg "Christ et les pilgrimes, pl. 14 (from André..., 1936")
Georges Rouault
Christ et les pilgrimes, pl. 14 (from André..., 1936
Sale Date: December 8, 2006
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.jpg "Amer citron (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Amer citron (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1935
Sale Date: November 27, 2006
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