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 "Obéissant jusqu'à la mort...")
Georges Rouault
Obéissant jusqu'à la mort...", pl. LVII..., 1926
Sale Date: April 25, 2005
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.jpg "En ces temps noirs de jactance et..., 1927")
.jpg "Vierge aux sept glaives, pl. LIII (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Vierge aux sept glaives, pl. LIII (from..., 1926
Sale Date: April 25, 2005
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.jpg "Il a été maltraité., pl. XXI (from Miserere), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Il a été maltraité., pl. XXI (from Miserere), 1923
Sale Date: April 25, 2005
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.jpg "Réincarnation du père Ubu (portfolio of 20), 1932")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnation du père Ubu (portfolio of 20), 1932
Sale Date: April 25, 2005
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.jpg "Femme fière, pl.5 (from Les Fleurs du..., 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière, pl.5 (from Les Fleurs du..., 1936–1938
Sale Date: April 19, 2005
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.jpg "Bella matribus detestata, pl.42 (from..., 1927")
Georges Rouault
Bella matribus detestata, pl.42 (from..., 1927
Sale Date: April 19, 2005
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.jpg "L'écuyère (from Maîtres des Petites Maîtres..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
L'écuyère (from Maîtres des Petites Maîtres..., 1926
Sale Date: April 23, 2005
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.jpg "Parade (frontispiece, from Cirque de..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Parade (frontispiece, from Cirque de..., 1934
Sale Date: March 26, 2005
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.jpg "Miserere (set of 58 w/title, text,..., 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Miserere (set of 58 w/title, text,..., 1922–1927
Sale Date: March 15, 2005
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.jpg "Le juste comme le bois de santal, pl.46..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Le juste comme le bois de santal, pl.46..., 1926
Sale Date: March 18, 2005
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.jpg "Les trois croix, pl. 10 (from Les..., 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Les trois croix, pl. 10 (from Les..., 1936–1938
Sale Date: March 18, 2005
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.jpg "Rencontre (from Passion), 1939")
.jpg "Miserere (10 works, various sizes), 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Miserere (10 works, various sizes), 1922–1927
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "Les réincarnations du Père Ubu (4 works), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Les réincarnations du Père Ubu (4 works), 1928
Sale Date: November 24, 2004
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.jpg "Juges (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
.jpg "Aide-Bourreau portant un des bois de la..., 1936")
Georges Rouault
Aide-Bourreau portant un des bois de la..., 1936
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "Le vielle homme chemine (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Le vielle homme chemine (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
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