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 "Juges (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
-(+-3-others;-4-works).jpg "Le politicard (from Les Réincarnations..., 1918–1935")
Georges Rouault
Le politicard (from Les Réincarnations..., 1918–1935
Sale Date: November 17, 2013
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;-madame-louison-(from-cirque-de-létoile.jpg "Père Ubu, Songster (from Reincarnations du..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Père Ubu, Songster (from Reincarnations du..., 1928
Sale Date: November 16, 2013
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.jpg "We shall be good (Ideal)")
.jpg "Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Ambroise Vollard..., 1932")
Georges Rouault
Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Ambroise Vollard..., 1932
Sale Date: November 9, 2013
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.jpg "Ecuyere, pl. 2 and Parade, pl. 3 (2 works..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Ecuyere, pl. 2 and Parade, pl. 3 (2 works..., 1926
Sale Date: November 17, 2013
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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: November 11, 2013
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.jpg "Le Pecheur (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Jean Baptiste Ou tête de Christ, 1931–1939
Sale Date: November 7, 2013
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.jpg "Amazon (from Cirque), 1930")
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