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 "La parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le Clown à la Grosse Caisse (from Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le Clown à la Grosse Caisse (from Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: February 20, 2013
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.jpg "Pierrot Noir (from Cirque), 1935")
.jpg "Pl.7 (from Cirque), 1935")
.jpg "Les disciples (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "La Parade (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Réincarnation de Père Ubu (bk w/23 works), 1929")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnation de Père Ubu (bk w/23 works), 1929
Sale Date: January 31, 2013
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Georges Rouault
Le Dur Metier De Vivre...; Jesus Sera En Agonie...
Sale Date: January 29, 2013
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.jpg "Les Trois Croix (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Les Trois Croix (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: January 13, 2013
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.jpg "Pierrot (Lacourière)")
.jpg "Réincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio of 25), 1955")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio of 25), 1955
Sale Date: January 12, 2013
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.jpg "Réincarnations du Père Ubu (set of 23)")
.jpg "Coins de Paris animés (2 works)")
Georges Rouault
Frontispiece - Parade from Cirque de..., 1934
Sale Date: December 12, 2012
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Georges Rouault
Femme Fiere from Les Fleurs du Mal, 1938
Sale Date: December 12, 2012
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.jpg "Ballerine (for André Suarès, Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Ballerine (for André Suarès, Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: December 12, 2012
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.jpg "Clown assis, ou Vieux clown (for André..., 1930")
Georges Rouault
Clown assis, ou Vieux clown (for André..., 1930
Sale Date: December 12, 2012
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.jpg "Amazone (for André Suarès, Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Amazone (for André Suarès, Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: December 12, 2012
Auction Closed
.jpg "Pierrot (Face of a young girl)")
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