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
Celui qui croit en moi, fût-il mort, vivra...
Sale Date: November 24, 2004
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.jpg "Chemineau (+ Paysans; 2 works), 1936")
.jpg "En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de fiel,..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de fiel,..., 1922
Sale Date: November 5, 2004
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Georges Rouault
Personnages de cirque et Monsieur Poulot, 1905
Sale Date: November 4, 2004
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.jpg "Christ et sainte femme (+ Le jongleur, 1925, , 1936")
Georges Rouault
Christ et sainte femme (+ Le jongleur, 1925, , 1936
Sale Date: October 29, 2004
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.jpg "Passion (bk w/17 works & text by André Suarès)")
Georges Rouault
Passion (bk w/17 works & text by André Suarès)
Sale Date: October 29, 2004
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.jpg "Tristes os (+ Les ballerines; 2 works, from..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Tristes os (+ Les ballerines; 2 works, from..., 1938
Sale Date: October 29, 2004
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.jpg "Tristes os (from Cirque de L'Étoile Filante), 1934")
Georges Rouault
Tristes os (from Cirque de L'Étoile Filante), 1934
Sale Date: October 29, 2004
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.jpg "Miserere (portfolio of 58 w/title,..., 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
Miserere (portfolio of 58 w/title,..., 1922–1927
Sale Date: October 29, 2004
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.jpg "Mon doux où êtes vous (from Misérere XLIV), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Mon doux où êtes vous (from Misérere XLIV), 1927
Sale Date: October 17, 2004
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Georges Rouault
Paysage biblique aux trois personnages, 1939
Sale Date: November 5, 2004
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Georges Rouault
Nous sommes fous or Deux personnages, 1939
Sale Date: November 5, 2004
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.jpg "Le juste comme le bois de santal parfume la..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Le juste comme le bois de santal parfume la..., 1926
Sale Date: October 19, 2004
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.jpg "Miserere (portfolio of 36)")
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