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
Georges Rouault
Parade Frontispice pour le Cirque de..., 1934
Sale Date: June 27, 2006
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.jpg "Face à Face, pl.40 (from Misere)")
.jpg "Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le condamné s'en est allé (from Miserère), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le condamné s'en est allé (from Miserère), 1930
Sale Date: June 22, 2006
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.jpg "Bamboula (from Réincarnation du Père Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Bamboula (from Réincarnation du Père Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: June 22, 2006
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.jpg "La mort a pris comme il serait du lit..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
La mort a pris comme il serait du lit..., 1922
Sale Date: June 22, 2006
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.jpg "Aimez-vous les uns les autres (from Miserère), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Aimez-vous les uns les autres (from Miserère), 1923
Sale Date: June 22, 2006
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.jpg "Saltimbanques (from Saltimbanques)")
.jpg "L'écuyère (from Maîtres et petits Maîtres...")
.jpg "Parade (from Maîtres et petits Maîtres...")
.jpg "Le pitre (from Maîtres et petits Maîtres...")
.jpg "Passion (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
.jpg "Dura lex sed lex (from Miserere), 1927")
.jpg "Celui qui croit en moi, fût il mort, vivra,..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Celui qui croit en moi, fût il mort, vivra,..., 1923
Sale Date: June 10, 2006
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.jpg "Jongleur (from Cirque de l'étoile filante..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Jongleur (from Cirque de l'étoile filante..., 1934
Sale Date: June 23, 2006
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