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 "Femme fiére (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
.jpg "Debout les Mort, pl.54 (from Miserere), 1927")
.jpg "Christ (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
.jpg "La parade, pl. 6 (from Cirque), 1926")
.jpg "Debout les morts, pl. 54 (from Miserere), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Debout les morts, pl. 54 (from Miserere), 1927
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Loin du sourire de Reims, pl. 51 (from..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Loin du sourire de Reims, pl. 51 (from..., 1922
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Lejuste comme le Bois de Santal, pl. 46..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Lejuste comme le Bois de Santal, pl. 46..., 1926
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Homo homini lupus, pl. 37 (from Miserere), 1926")
Georges Rouault
Homo homini lupus, pl. 37 (from Miserere), 1926
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Nous...c'est en sa mort que nous avons été...")
Georges Rouault
Nous...c'est en sa mort que nous avons été...
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Jean-François jamais ne chante Alleluia, pl. , 1923")
Georges Rouault
Jean-François jamais ne chante Alleluia, pl. , 1923
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Fille dite de joie, pl. 14 (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Fille dite de joie, pl. 14 (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Toujours flagellé, pl. 3 (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Toujours flagellé, pl. 3 (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: May 28, 2005
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.jpg "Amazone (from Cirque)")
.jpg "Les trois croix (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Les trois croix (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: May 11, 2005
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.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Christ de profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
Georges Rouault
Christ de profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937
Sale Date: May 5, 2005
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.jpg "Christ de face (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
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