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
les-fleurs-du-mal.(tre-acquatinte,stati-non-identi--------ficati)-b)juge.jpg "A)LES FLEURS DU MAL.(TRE..., 1927–1940")
demain-sera-beau-disait-le-naufrage----------------------b)jean-francois-jamais-ne-chante.jpg "A)DEMAIN SERA BEAU DISAIT LE NAUFRAGE' , 1922–1923")
Georges Rouault
A)DEMAIN SERA BEAU DISAIT LE NAUFRAGE' , 1922–1923
Sale Date: May 7, 1991
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.jpg "CHINOIS INVENTA, DIT-ON LA POUDRE A CANON,..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
CHINOIS INVENTA, DIT-ON LA POUDRE A CANON,..., 1926
Sale Date: May 7, 1991
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.jpg "CELUI QUI CROIT EN MOI FUT-IL MORT VIVRA , 1923")
Georges Rouault
CELUI QUI CROIT EN MOI FUT-IL MORT VIVRA , 1923
Sale Date: May 4, 1991
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.jpg "DEBOUT LES MORTS , 1922")
-------------------------(rouault-i,-no.-97d,-p.-285).jpg "MON DOUX PAYS, OU ETES-VOUS? (1909) , 1927")
.jpg "LE CLOWN A LA GROSSE CAISSE , 1930")
.jpg "LA MORT L'A PRIS COMME IL SORTAIT DU LIT..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
LA MORT L'A PRIS COMME IL SORTAIT DU LIT..., 1922
Sale Date: May 4, 1991
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.jpg "EN BOUCHE QUI FUT FRAICHE GOUT DE FIEL , 1922")
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.jpg "SON AVOCAT EN PHRASES CREUSES CLAME SA..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
SON AVOCAT EN PHRASES CREUSES CLAME SA..., 1922
Sale Date: May 4, 1991
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.jpg "AU PRESSOIR LE RAISIN FUT FOULE , 1922")
Georges Rouault
LE CONDAMNE S'EM ALLE... PLATEXVIII FROM..., 1922
Sale Date: April 23, 1991
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Georges Rouault
IL SERAIT SI DOUX D'AIMER, PLATE XIII FROM..., 1923
Sale Date: April 23, 1991
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Georges Rouault
LES FLEURS DU MAL: COURTISANE AUX YEUX BAISSES, 1937
Sale Date: April 23, 1991
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Georges Rouault
NU ASSIS, PLATE XXI FROM REINCARNATIONS DU..., 1928
Sale Date: April 23, 1991
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Georges Rouault
LAQUAIS, PLATE V FROM LES FLEURS DU MAL, 1937
Sale Date: April 23, 1991
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