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 "Le Juge (from Georges Rouault), 1939")
.jpg "Christ devant la Ville (from Passion), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Christ devant la Ville (from Passion), 1935
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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.jpg "Le Renchéri (from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Le Renchéri (from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante), 1935
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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.jpg "La Petite Ecuyère (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1936")
Georges Rouault
La Petite Ecuyère (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1936
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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-(from-cirque-de-létoile-filante).jpg "Madame Carmencita (+ Sainte Pute, aquatint,..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Madame Carmencita (+ Sainte Pute, aquatint,..., 1934
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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.jpg "Pierrot (from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot (from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante), 1935
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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.jpg "Le Christ en Croix accompagné d'un des Deux..., 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le Christ en Croix accompagné d'un des Deux..., 1930
Sale Date: October 29, 2014
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.jpg "Automne (from Miserere), 1925")
.jpg "Pierrot noir (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot noir (from Cirque de l'étoile filante), 1938
Sale Date: October 28, 2014
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Georges Rouault
Femme au chapeau a plumes, detrempe on, 1903–1909
Sale Date: October 11, 2014
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Georges Rouault
En ces temps noirs de jactance et..., 1927
Sale Date: October 25, 2014
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.jpg "Passion(from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
.jpg "Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les Fleurs , 1937")
Georges Rouault
Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les Fleurs , 1937
Sale Date: October 25, 2014
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.jpg "Passion (bk by André Saurès w/99 works, folio)")
Georges Rouault
Passion (bk by André Saurès w/99 works, folio)
Sale Date: October 28, 2014
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,-pl.21-(from.jpg "He has been maltreated and oppressed and he..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
He has been maltreated and oppressed and he..., 1922
Sale Date: October 4, 2014
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.jpg "Paysage a la Tour (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Paysage a la Tour (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: October 10, 2014
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Georges Rouault
En ces temps noirs de jactance et..., 1927
Sale Date: October 25, 2014
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