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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.jpg "Debout les morts! (+ La mort l'a pris comme..., 1927")
Georges Rouault
Debout les morts! (+ La mort l'a pris comme..., 1927
Sale Date: March 4, 2012
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.jpg "Ce sera la derniere petit père! (+ 2 others, , 1927")
Georges Rouault
Ce sera la derniere petit père! (+ 2 others, , 1927
Sale Date: March 4, 2012
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.jpg "Passion (bk by André Suarès w/17 works +..., 1939")
Georges Rouault
Passion (bk by André Suarès w/17 works +..., 1939
Sale Date: March 28, 2012
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.jpg "Cirque de l’étoile filante (bk by André..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Cirque de l’étoile filante (bk by André..., 1938
Sale Date: March 28, 2012
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.jpg "Réincarnation du Père Ubu (bk by Ambroise..., 1932")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnation du Père Ubu (bk by Ambroise..., 1932
Sale Date: March 28, 2012
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.jpg "Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland w/1..., 1931")
Georges Rouault
Carnets de Gilbert (bk by Marcel Arland w/1..., 1931
Sale Date: March 28, 2012
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.jpg "Christ de face (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ de face (from Les Fleurs du Mal), 1938
Sale Date: March 9, 2012
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.jpg "Untitled (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Christ de profil (from Passion), 1936")
.jpg "Toujours flagelle (from Miserere series), 1922")
Georges Rouault
Toujours flagelle (from Miserere series), 1922
Sale Date: February 11, 2012
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.jpg "Carmencita (from Saltimbanques), 1925")
.jpg "Lutteuse (from Saltimbanques), 1925")
.jpg "Fille (from Maîtres et petits maîtres..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Fille (from Maîtres et petits maîtres..., 1926
Sale Date: February 17, 2012
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.jpg "Réincarnation de Père Ubu (23 works), 1929")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnation de Père Ubu (23 works), 1929
Sale Date: February 16, 2012
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.jpg "Pierrot (by Lacouriere)")
.jpg "Ballerine (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Amer citron (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1945")
Georges Rouault
Amer citron (from Cirque de l'etoile filante), 1945
Sale Date: August 3, 2008
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.jpg "Nous...c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Nous...c'est en sa mort que nous avons été..., 1922
Sale Date: February 7, 2012
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.jpg "Fille au grand chapeau (from Réincarnations..., 1928")
Georges Rouault
Fille au grand chapeau (from Réincarnations..., 1928
Sale Date: June 28, 2009
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