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 Artworks
.jpg "12 Etchings and Aquatints (12 works)")
.jpg "Pierrot (da Cirque de l'etolie filante), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot (da Cirque de l'etolie filante), 1935
Sale Date: June 11, 2014
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.jpg "Le vieux clown (from Cirque d'André Suarès), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le vieux clown (from Cirque d'André Suarès), 1930
Sale Date: June 6, 2014
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.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque d'André Suarès), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le jongleur (from Cirque d'André Suarès), 1930
Sale Date: June 6, 2014
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Georges Rouault
Paysages légendaires. Poèmes. Illustrés par..., 1929
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'étoile filante. Eaux-fortes..., 1938
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Portrait Verlaine (2 works), 1933")
.jpg "Courtisane aux yeux baissés, pl. 3 (from Les , 1937")
Georges Rouault
Courtisane aux yeux baissés, pl. 3 (from Les , 1937
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fière, pl. 2 (from Les Fleurs du mal), 1938
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Nu de profil, pl. 1 (from Les Fleurs du , 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Nu de profil, pl. 1 (from Les Fleurs du , 1936–1938
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Nu de profil, pl. 1 (from Les Fleurs du mal), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Nu de profil, pl. 1 (from Les Fleurs du mal), 1936
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Folge von 4 Drucken zu Master Arthur aus..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Folge von 4 Drucken zu Master Arthur aus..., 1934
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "Bon électeur. - Incantation (2 works from..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Bon électeur. - Incantation (2 works from..., 1928
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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.jpg "5 Blatt Graphik für Réincarnations du Père Ubu...")
Georges Rouault
5 Blatt Graphik für Réincarnations du Père Ubu...
Sale Date: June 19, 2014
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-(from-passion).jpg "Frontispiece (Christ aux portes de la ville) , 1935")
Georges Rouault
Frontispiece (Christ aux portes de la ville) , 1935
Sale Date: June 4, 2014
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).jpg "En bouche qui Fut Fraîche, Goût de Fiel (Pl. , 1922")
Georges Rouault
En bouche qui Fut Fraîche, Goût de Fiel (Pl. , 1922
Sale Date: June 4, 2014
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.jpg "Réincarnations du Père Ubu (bk w/22 works)")
Georges Rouault
Deux clowns en conversation; Cirque de..., 1932
Sale Date: May 30, 2014
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.jpg "Le voltigeur (Scène de cirque), 1905")
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