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 "Debout Les Morts (Wofsy 161), 1927")
.jpg "Le Mort L'A Pris Comme, Il Sortrait Du Lit..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Le Mort L'A Pris Comme, Il Sortrait Du Lit..., 1922
Sale Date: October 24, 2015
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.jpg "Ce Sera La Derniere Petit Pere (Wofsy 143), 1927")
Georges Rouault
Ce Sera La Derniere Petit Pere (Wofsy 143), 1927
Sale Date: October 24, 2015
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.jpg "Celui Oui Croit en Moi, Fet Il Mort Vivra..., 1923")
Georges Rouault
Celui Oui Croit en Moi, Fet Il Mort Vivra..., 1923
Sale Date: October 24, 2015
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Georges Rouault
The Nobler the heart the less stiff the..., 1926
Sale Date: October 21, 2015
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Georges Rouault
Jesus sera en agonie jusqu'a la fin du monde, 1926
Sale Date: October 21, 2015
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Georges Rouault
Douce Amère, pl. 12, from Cirque de L'Etoile , 1934
Sale Date: October 20, 2015
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Georges Rouault
Master Arthur, pl. 11, from Cirque de..., 1934
Sale Date: October 20, 2015
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.jpg "REINCARNATIONS DU PERE UBU (suite/a set of 22), 1932")
Georges Rouault
REINCARNATIONS DU PERE UBU (suite/a set of 22), 1932
Sale Date: October 3, 2015
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.jpg "Demain sera beau (from Miserere), 1917")
.jpg "Il arrive parfois que la route soit belle..., 1917")
Georges Rouault
Il arrive parfois que la route soit belle..., 1917
Sale Date: September 26, 2015
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.jpg "En bouche qui fut fraîche (from Miserere), 1917")
Georges Rouault
En bouche qui fut fraîche (from Miserere), 1917
Sale Date: September 26, 2015
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.jpg "La vie est un torrent de larmes (from..., 1917")
Georges Rouault
La vie est un torrent de larmes (from..., 1917
Sale Date: September 26, 2015
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.jpg "Au vieux faubourg des Longues Peines (from..., 1917")
Georges Rouault
Au vieux faubourg des Longues Peines (from..., 1917
Sale Date: September 26, 2015
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