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
Fleurs decoratives (Not in Chapon & Rouault )
Sale Date: February 18, 2016
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.jpg "La Chevauchee (Chapon & Rouault 305), 1910")
Georges Rouault
La Chevauchee (Chapon & Rouault 305), 1910
Sale Date: February 18, 2016
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.jpg "Rue de la Solidarité IV (Les miséreux), 1911")
Georges Rouault
Rue de la Solidarité IV (Les miséreux), 1911
Sale Date: February 4, 2016
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.jpg "Intérieur d'Eglise - à la voûte claire..., 1950")
Georges Rouault
Intérieur d'Eglise - à la voûte claire..., 1950
Sale Date: January 31, 2016
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Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'Etoile Filiante: Auguste, 1935
Sale Date: January 30, 2016
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Georges Rouault
Eaux-fortes pour les Réincarnations du Père..., 1932
Sale Date: December 10, 2015
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Georges Rouault
Femme Fière, pl.5, from Les Fleurs du Mal, 1936–1938
Sale Date: December 14, 2015
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Georges Rouault
Ambroise Vollard. Les Réincarnations du Père , 1929
Sale Date: December 11, 2015
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.jpg "Augures (= Blatt XLI aus Miserere), 1923")
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