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 "Le condamné s'en est allé (from Miserere), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le condamné s'en est allé (from Miserere), 1930
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "En ce temps noirs de jactance et..., 1927")
.jpg "Sous un Jésus en crois oublié là (from..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Sous un Jésus en crois oublié là (from..., 1926
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "Trio (from Saltimbanques), 1925")
.jpg "Loin du sourire de Reims (from Miserere), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Loin du sourire de Reims (from Miserere), 1922
Sale Date: March 10, 2005
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.jpg "Clown au chien (refused plate from Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Clown au chien (refused plate from Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: February 19, 2005
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.jpg "Réincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1919")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio..., 1918–1919
Sale Date: November 11, 2004
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.jpg "Christ - De face (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ - De face (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: February 8, 2005
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Georges Rouault
Seigneur, c'est vous, je vous reconnais, 1939
Sale Date: February 9, 2005
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.jpg "Danse macabre (Le squelette laboureur), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Danse macabre (Le squelette laboureur), 1938
Sale Date: February 10, 2005
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.jpg "Incantation - Paysage au Palmier, pl. X..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Incantation - Paysage au Palmier, pl. X..., 1928
Sale Date: October 16, 2004
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.jpg "L'administrateur colonial, pl. IX (from , 1918–1928")
Georges Rouault
L'administrateur colonial, pl. IX (from , 1918–1928
Sale Date: October 16, 2004
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.jpg "Judas, pl.11 (from illustr. to André Suares , 1936")
Georges Rouault
Judas, pl.11 (from illustr. to André Suares , 1936
Sale Date: November 30, 2004
Auction Closed
.jpg "Clown (from Cirque, refused plate), 1939")
.jpg "Toujours flagellé (from Miserere), 1922")
.jpg "Nu assis (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928")
Georges Rouault
Nu assis (from Réincarnations du Père Ubu), 1928
Sale Date: December 4, 2004
Auction Closed
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