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 "Femme à la fleur rose (profil), 1930")
.jpg "JUGES (CHAPON/ROUAULT 279), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Nu de profil, from „Les Fleurs du Mal“, 1936
Sale Date: December 6, 2017
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.jpg "Pierrot (by Lacouriere)")
Georges Rouault
En tant d’ordres divers, le beau métier, 1926
Sale Date: December 20, 2017
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.jpg "Miserere (portfolio of 58)")
.jpg "Christ en croix (deuxieme etat), 1925")
-from-passion.jpg "Christ (de profil) from PASSION, 1939")
Georges Rouault
Obeissant jusqu'a la mort et a la mort de la , 1926
Sale Date: December 8, 2017
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Georges Rouault
En temps noirs de jactance et d'incroyance,..., 1927
Sale Date: December 8, 2017
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Georges Rouault
Jesus sera en agonie jusqu'a la fin du monde, 1926
Sale Date: December 8, 2017
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Georges Rouault
Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam..., 1923
Sale Date: December 8, 2017
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Georges Rouault
Courtisane nue, Plate VI from 'Quatorze Planches
Sale Date: November 29, 2017
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.jpg "Ohne Titel (Clown), 1940")
Georges Rouault
BOUQUET DE FLURRS BLANCHES AN A CRYSTAL VASE , 1939
Sale Date: December 9, 2017
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