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
小さな女曲馬師:「流れる星のサーカス」よりLa petite ecuyere from..., 1935
Sale Date: November 8, 2019
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<br/>les-reincarnations-du-pere-ubu-(suite-/-a-set-of-22).jpg "ユビュおやじの再生(スイート版/22枚セット)Les Reincarnations du , 1932")
Georges Rouault
ユビュおやじの再生(スイート版/22枚セット)Les Reincarnations du , 1932
Sale Date: November 8, 2019
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<br/>14-of-les-fleurs-du-mal-(illustrated-book).jpg "悪の華の14点(挿画本)14 of Les Fleurs du Mal..., 1922–1927")
Georges Rouault
悪の華の14点(挿画本)14 of Les Fleurs du Mal..., 1922–1927
Sale Date: November 8, 2019
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Georges Rouault
PAYSAGE BIBLIQUE, DIT AUSSI "PAYSAGE AU..., 1949
Sale Date: November 13, 2019
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.jpg "Sodome ou Gomorrhe (Visage tragique), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Sodome ou Gomorrhe (Visage tragique), 1930
Sale Date: November 13, 2019
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.jpg "CHRIST ET LES ENFANTS (Chapon & Rouault 262), 1935")
Georges Rouault
CHRIST ET LES ENFANTS (Chapon & Rouault 262), 1935
Sale Date: October 22, 2019
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..jpg "Auguste (Clown au chien)., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'etoile filante, A. Vollard,..., 1938
Sale Date: October 23, 2019
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