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 "Aimez-Vous les uns les Autres (from Misérere), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Aimez-Vous les uns les Autres (from Misérere), 1923
Sale Date: September 29, 2005
Auction Closed
.jpg "Cirque (8 works)")
.jpg "Cirque de l'étoile filante (suite of 17), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'étoile filante (suite of 17), 1938
Sale Date: October 18, 2005
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.jpg "Au vieux Faubourg des longues peines (from..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Au vieux Faubourg des longues peines (from..., 1923
Sale Date: September 16, 2005
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.jpg "Ne sommes-nous pas forçats? (from Miserère), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Ne sommes-nous pas forçats? (from Miserère), 1926
Sale Date: September 16, 2005
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.jpg "Homme assis (dbl-sided), 1910–1919")
.jpg "Master Arthur (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Master Arthur (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1938
Sale Date: October 23, 1990
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.jpg "Douce amère (from Cirque de l'Etoile filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce amère (from Cirque de l'Etoile filante), 1934
Sale Date: October 23, 1990
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.jpg "Fille dite de joie (+ 2 others; 3 works , 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Fille dite de joie (+ 2 others; 3 works , 1922–1927
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Aide-bourreau portant un des bois de la..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Aide-bourreau portant un des bois de la..., 1935
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Homme conduisant un autre (+ Christ et les..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Homme conduisant un autre (+ Christ et les..., 1935
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Christ au faubourg (+ Christ et les..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Christ au faubourg (+ Christ et les..., 1935
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Chemineau (+ Paysans; 2 works from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Chemineau (+ Paysans; 2 works from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Christ et les enfants (+ Christ et les..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Christ et les enfants (+ Christ et les..., 1935
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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Georges Rouault
Homme à la moustache, souriant (+ Femme au..., 1928
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Christ et les pilgrimes (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Christ et les pilgrimes (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Femme nue, vers la gauche (from..., 1932")
Georges Rouault
Femme nue, vers la gauche (from..., 1932
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
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.jpg "Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Clown et enfant (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Il serait si doux d'aimer (from Miserere), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Il serait si doux d'aimer (from Miserere), 1923
Sale Date: September 15, 2005
Auction Closed
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