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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.jpg "Femme affranchie, a quatorze heures, chante..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Femme affranchie, a quatorze heures, chante..., 1923
Sale Date: May 23, 2017
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.jpg "Nous croyants rois (pl. 7 from Miserere), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Nous croyants rois (pl. 7 from Miserere), 1923
Sale Date: May 23, 2017
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.jpg "Qui ne se grime pas? (pl. 8 from Miserere), 1923")
Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas? (pl. 8 from Miserere), 1923
Sale Date: May 23, 2017
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Georges Rouault
Son avocat, en phrases creuses, clame sa totale...
Sale Date: May 6, 2017
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Georges Rouault
RUE DES SOLITAIRES; AU PAYS DE LA SOIF..., 1922–1926
Sale Date: May 1, 2017
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Georges Rouault
Ne sommes-nous pas forçats?, pl. VI, from..., 1926
Sale Date: April 18, 2017
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Georges Rouault
HOMME EN PROFIL, VERS LA GAUCHE; FEMME AU...
Sale Date: March 29, 2017
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.jpg "LE CHRIST EN CROIX (C. & R. 286), 1936")
.jpg "LES FLEURS DU MAL (C. & R. 274-285), 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
LES FLEURS DU MAL (C. & R. 274-285), 1936–1938
Sale Date: April 4, 2017
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.jpg "ANDRES SAURES. PASSION (C. & R. 257-273), 1939")
Georges Rouault
ANDRES SAURES. PASSION (C. & R. 257-273), 1939
Sale Date: April 4, 2017
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