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
Dame du haut quartier croit prendre pour le..., 1922
Sale Date: October 22, 2006
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.jpg "Deux femmes (Composition), 1929")
.jpg "Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: October 27, 2006
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.jpg "Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: October 27, 2006
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.jpg "Le vieil homme chemine, pl. 8 (from Passion), 1939")
Georges Rouault
Le vieil homme chemine, pl. 8 (from Passion), 1939
Sale Date: October 27, 2006
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.jpg "Le jongleur, pl. 2 (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Debout les Mort!, pl. 54 (from Miserere), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Debout les Mort!, pl. 54 (from Miserere), 1927
Sale Date: October 25, 2006
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.jpg "Nu de profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Nu de profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1936
Sale Date: October 25, 2006
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.jpg "Pierrot (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1935
Sale Date: October 25, 2006
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.jpg "Faubourg des Longues peines (from La Petit..., 1929")
Georges Rouault
Faubourg des Longues peines (from La Petit..., 1929
Sale Date: October 25, 2006
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.jpg "Cirque (set of 8), 1930")
.jpg "La clown jaune (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1930")
Georges Rouault
La clown jaune (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1930
Sale Date: October 24, 2006
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.jpg "La favorite (from L'art d'aujourd'hui), 1928")
Georges Rouault
La favorite (from L'art d'aujourd'hui), 1928
Sale Date: October 24, 2006
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.jpg "Le Juste Comme le Bois de Santal (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Le Juste Comme le Bois de Santal (from..., 1926
Sale Date: October 24, 2006
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.jpg "En tant d'ordres divers (from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
En tant d'ordres divers (from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: October 24, 2006
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.jpg "Cheval blanc (from Saltimbanques), 1925")
.jpg "C'est par ses Meurtrissures que nous sommes..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
C'est par ses Meurtrissures que nous sommes..., 1922
Sale Date: October 2, 2006
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.jpg "Solitaire en cette vie d'embuches et de..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Solitaire en cette vie d'embuches et de..., 1922
Sale Date: October 2, 2006
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