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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,-from-the-miserere-series.jpg "'Aimez-vous les uns les Autres'..., 1923")
.jpg "Les Reincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio of , 1955")
Georges Rouault
Les Reincarnations du Père Ubu (portfolio of , 1955
Sale Date: October 6, 2012
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Georges Rouault
Au vieux faubourg des longues peines, 1923
Sale Date: October 6, 2012
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.jpg "Femme Fière (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme Fière (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: October 6, 2012
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Georges Rouault
Nous...C'est en sa mort que nous avons été...
Sale Date: October 6, 2012
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.jpg "Clowns et écuyère (2 works from Le Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Clowns et écuyère (2 works from Le Cirque), 1930
Sale Date: October 15, 2012
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.jpg "Pierrot, pl. 14 (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
Pierrot, pl. 14 (from Cirque de l'Etoile..., 1935
Sale Date: October 23, 2012
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.jpg "Étude pour Lithographe Paysage Legendaire (study)")
Georges Rouault
Étude pour Lithographe Paysage Legendaire (study)
Sale Date: October 4, 2012
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Visages, the portfolio of ten color facsimile, 1969
Sale Date: September 15, 2012
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.jpg "Christ de profil (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Dame a la Huppe (from Passion), 1939")
.jpg "Le Vielle Homme Chemine (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Le Vielle Homme Chemine (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: September 28, 2012
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.jpg "Juges (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1937")
-(from-cirque-de-létoile-filante).jpg "Auguste (+ a proof; 2 works) (from Cirque de , 1935")
Georges Rouault
Auguste (+ a proof; 2 works) (from Cirque de , 1935
Sale Date: September 20, 2012
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.jpg "Le Jongleur (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Le Clown Jaune (from Cirque), 1930")
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