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
PROFESSEUR PIEU, MEMBRE DE L'INSTITU, 1939–1939
Sale Date: January 22, 1991
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.jpg "BUSTE DE FEMME (WOMAN'S HEAD)")
-1923.jpg "JEAN FRANCOIS JAMAIS NE CHANTE..., 1923–1923")
Georges Rouault
JEAN FRANCOIS JAMAIS NE CHANTE..., 1923–1923
Sale Date: December 16, 1990
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-cr-231a;-nu-au----------rideau-(nude-before-curtain)-etching..jpg "NUE AU COLLIER (NUDE WITH NECKLACE) CR 231A; , 1930")
Georges Rouault
NUE AU COLLIER (NUDE WITH NECKLACE) CR 231A; , 1930
Sale Date: December 16, 1990
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.-1926.jpg "LE PITRE (THE CLOWN). 1926, 1926–1926")
Georges Rouault
"PAYSAGE AU BORD DE MER", 1897, 1897–1897
Sale Date: December 13, 1990
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Georges Rouault
LA MORT L'A PRIS COMME IL SORTAIT DU..., 1922–1922
Sale Date: December 7, 1990
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Georges Rouault
SON AVOCAT EN PHRASES CREUSES CLAME SA..., 1922–1922
Sale Date: December 7, 1990
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Georges Rouault
EN BOUCHE QUI FUT FRAICHE GOUT DE FIEL, 1922–1922
Sale Date: December 7, 1990
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.jpg "RUE DES SOLITAIRES, (1922), 1922–1922")
Georges Rouault
CELUI QUI CROIT EN MOI FUT-IL MORT VIVRA, 1923–1923
Sale Date: December 7, 1990
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