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
Le Dur Métier de Vivre, from Miserere et..., 1922
Sale Date: October 12, 2023
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.jpg "from MISERERE | 「ミセレーレ」より(3枚セット), 1923–1926")
Georges Rouault
from MISERERE | 「ミセレーレ」より(3枚セット), 1923–1926
Sale Date: October 13, 2023
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.jpg "Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les fleurs , 1937")
Georges Rouault
Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les fleurs , 1937
Sale Date: October 10, 2023
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Georges Rouault
Les ballerines and La petite ecuyère,..., 1934–1938
Sale Date: September 20, 2023
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.jpg "LA PARADE; CHRIST PRENANT CONGÉ DE SA..., 1930–1936")
Georges Rouault
LA PARADE; CHRIST PRENANT CONGÉ DE SA..., 1930–1936
Sale Date: September 12, 2023
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-from-passion.jpg "Christ (de profil) from PASSION, 1936")
;-professor-pieu,-membre-de-linstitut.jpg "Le petit nain (from the Cirque de..., 1934–1939")
Georges Rouault
Le petit nain (from the Cirque de..., 1934–1939
Sale Date: July 27, 2023
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Georges Rouault
Il serait si doux d'aimer, from Miserere, 1922
Sale Date: July 19, 2023
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Georges Rouault
(1)FLOWER FROM “ L’ALBUM VERVE ” SPECIAL LIMITED
Sale Date: July 30, 2023
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Georges Rouault
Qui ne se grime pas?, from 'Miserere'/..., 1923–1930
Sale Date: July 27, 2023
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Georges Rouault
Nous… c'est en sa mort que nous avons été baptisés
Sale Date: January 19, 2023
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