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 "Marcel (Jeune clown)")
.jpg "Le Juge (from Georges Rouault by Lionello..., 1939")
Georges Rouault
Le Juge (from Georges Rouault by Lionello..., 1939
Sale Date: October 30, 2013
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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 30, 2013
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.jpg "Trio (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
.jpg "Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les Fleurs , 1937")
Georges Rouault
Courtisane aux yeux baissés (from Les Fleurs , 1937
Sale Date: October 30, 2013
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.jpg "Portraits (3 works), 1948")
.jpg "Miserere (set of 58), 1922–1927")
.jpg "Amazone plate one (from cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Douce Amère...(Trio), 1932")
.jpg "Nu de Profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Nu de Profil (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1936
Sale Date: October 22, 2013
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.jpg "Christ en Croix (Christ on the Cross), 1925")
Georges Rouault
Christ en Croix (Christ on the Cross), 1925
Sale Date: September 25, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "We shall be good (Ideal)")
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