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 "Clown assis (from Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le blessé III, comme il sortait du lit d'orties
Sale Date: February 8, 2012
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.jpg "Trio (from Twelve aquatints in color), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Trio (from Twelve aquatints in color), 1938
Sale Date: December 13, 2009
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.jpg "Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'etoile..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'etoile..., 1934
Sale Date: December 13, 2009
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.jpg "Visages (portfolio of 10 w/text by Madame..., 1969")
After Georges Rouault
Visages (portfolio of 10 w/text by Madame..., 1969
Sale Date: January 21, 2012
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.jpg "Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1934")
Georges Rouault
Madame Carmencita (from Cirque de l'Étoile..., 1934
Sale Date: July 18, 2010
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.jpg "Le vieil homme chemine (from Passion), 1936")
Georges Rouault
Le vieil homme chemine (from Passion), 1936
Sale Date: January 7, 2012
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.jpg "Christ et pauvres (from Passion), 1935")
.jpg "Le parade (from Cirque), 1930")
Georges Rouault
Chinois Inventa, dit-on, La poudre à canon,..., 1926
Sale Date: January 7, 2012
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.jpg "Réincarnation de Père Ubu (23 works), 1929")
Georges Rouault
Réincarnation de Père Ubu (23 works), 1929
Sale Date: December 15, 2011
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.jpg "Clownesse ou parade, pl.5 (from Saltimbanques)")
Georges Rouault
Clownesse ou parade, pl.5 (from Saltimbanques)
Sale Date: December 12, 2011
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-(engraved-by-g.-aubert).jpg "Cirque de l'etoile filante (portfolio of 17) , 1938")
Georges Rouault
Cirque de l'etoile filante (portfolio of 17) , 1938
Sale Date: December 17, 2011
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.jpg "Tete de jeune fille (from Verve vol. II..., 1939")
Georges Rouault
Tete de jeune fille (from Verve vol. II..., 1939
Sale Date: December 15, 2011
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.jpg "La petite écuyère (from Cirque de l’étoile..., 1935")
Georges Rouault
La petite écuyère (from Cirque de l’étoile..., 1935
Sale Date: December 6, 2011
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.jpg "Ecce dolor (from Passion), 1939")
(from-les-fleurs-du-mal).jpg "Christ (de face)(from Les fleurs du mal), 1938")
Georges Rouault
Christ (de face)(from Les fleurs du mal), 1938
Sale Date: December 3, 2011
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.jpg "Enfant de la balle (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Enfant de la balle (from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938
Sale Date: December 3, 2011
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.jpg "Tombeau (from Les fleurs du mal), 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Tombeau (from Les fleurs du mal), 1936–1938
Sale Date: December 3, 2011
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(+-miserere-xviii,-smllr;-2-works).jpg "Sunt lacrimae rerum...(Miserere XXVII)(+..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
Sunt lacrimae rerum...(Miserere XXVII)(+..., 1926
Sale Date: December 3, 2011
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.jpg "Dura lex sed lex (Miserere LII), 1926")
.jpg "Augures...(Miserere XLI), 1923")
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