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
シナ人が火薬を発明し、私たちに贈ってくれたと人は言うChinois inventa,..., 1926
Sale Date: September 7, 2019
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主よ、御身なり、われは御身を認むSeigneur c'est vous je vous..., 1927
Sale Date: September 7, 2019
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われら......彼の死において、洗礼を受けたりNous... c'est en sa mort
Sale Date: September 7, 2019
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弁護士は空ぞらしい言葉で彼に悪意なしと主張する......Son avocat en..., 1922
Sale Date: September 7, 2019
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ユビュおやじの再生(挿画本)REINCARNATIONS DU PERE UBU..., 1932
Sale Date: August 3, 2019
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PASSION. PARIS, AMBROISE VOLLARD, 1939 (17..., 1939
Sale Date: June 18, 2019
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若かりし唇に苦き味En bouche qui fut fraiche gout de..., 1922
Sale Date: June 8, 2019
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高慢と無信仰のこの暗き時代に、地の果てより聖母は見守るEn temps noirs de , 1927
Sale Date: June 8, 2019
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Trois personnages dans un paysage de Bretagne, 1915
Sale Date: June 19, 2019
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Le Clown à la grosse caisse Blatt 3 der..., 1930
Sale Date: June 13, 2019
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