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 JONGLEUR (C./R. 199), 1930–1930")
.jpg "TRISTES (C./R. 247), 1935–1935")
.jpg "AUTOMNE (CHAPON / ROUAULT 288), 1938–1938")
Georges Rouault
AUTOMNE (CHAPON / ROUAULT 288), 1938–1938
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.jpg "CLOWN ET ENFANT (C./R. 201), 1930–1930")
.jpg "LES FLEURS DU MAL: LE TOMBEAU (C./R...., 1938–1938")
Georges Rouault
LES FLEURS DU MAL: LE TOMBEAU (C./R...., 1938–1938
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.jpg "MISERERE: EN BOUCHE QUI FUT FRAICHE..., 1922–1922")
Georges Rouault
MISERERE: EN BOUCHE QUI FUT FRAICHE..., 1922–1922
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Georges Rouault
AU PRESSOIR LE RAISIN FUT FOULE, 1922–1922
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Georges Rouault
PIERROT ET PERSONNAGE DE CIRQUE, 1938–1939
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MISERERE - SOLITAIRE, EN CETTEVIE..., 1939–1939
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REINCARNATIONS DU PERE UBU, A. VOLLARD, , 1918–1928
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Georges Rouault
LE VIEUX CLOWN, PLATE 5 FROM CIRQUE, 1930–1930
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Georges Rouault
ANDRE SUARES, PASSION, A. VOLLARD, PARIS, 1935–1936
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Georges Rouault
LE CLOWN A LA GROSSE CAISSE, PLATE 3..., 1930–1930
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Georges Rouault
LA PARADE, PLATE 6 FROM CIRQUE, 1930–1930
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Georges Rouault
BALLERINE, PLATE 8 FROM CIRQUE, 1930–1930
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Georges Rouault
COURTISANE AUX YEUX BAISSES, LES FLEURS , 1937–1937
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After Georges Rouault
LE PIEROT, BY R. LACOURIERE, 1947–1947
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Georges Rouault
MADAME CARMENCITA, PLATE IX FROM CIRQUE , 1935–1935
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