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
“Ambroise Vollard - Réincarnations du Père..., 1932
Sale Date: February 27, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du Père Abu (Édition miniature)
Sale Date: February 22, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Perroquet (Projet Pour un Bestiaire); With..., 1916
Sale Date: February 28, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas? | 顔に皺を描かぬ者はいようか?, 1923
Sale Date: February 16, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Douce amere from CIRQUE DE L'ETOILE FILANTE..., 1934
Sale Date: February 15, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Les ruines elle-memes ont peri | 廃墟すら亡びたり, 1926
Sale Date: February 15, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Étude pour le Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney, 1933
Sale Date: February 27, 2024
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Georges Rouault
Les Trois Croix, from Les Fleurs du Mal, 1938
Sale Date: July 13, 2023
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Nous sommes fous... | われわれはみな愚かもの・・・, 1922
Sale Date: January 18, 2024
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Georges Rouault
“Ambroise Vollard - Réincarnations du Père..., 1932
Sale Date: January 17, 2024
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Georges Rouault
The Very Ruins Have Been Destroyed. from..., 1945
Sale Date: December 14, 2023
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