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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(+-miserere-xxxvi,-lrgr;-2-works).jpg "Nous devons mourir, nous tout ce qui est..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Nous devons mourir, nous tout ce qui est..., 1922
Sale Date: December 3, 2011
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.jpg "Saltimbanques (6 works from..., 1925–1927")
Georges Rouault
Saltimbanques (6 works from..., 1925–1927
Sale Date: December 7, 2011
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.jpg "Femme fiére (from Les fleurs du mal..., 1936–1938")
Georges Rouault
Femme fiére (from Les fleurs du mal..., 1936–1938
Sale Date: December 7, 2011
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.jpg "Le jongleur (from Cirque de l'etoile filante , 1930")
Georges Rouault
Le jongleur (from Cirque de l'etoile filante , 1930
Sale Date: December 7, 2011
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-(+-2-others;-3-works).jpg "Deux matrones (from Reincarnations du Pere..., 1918")
Georges Rouault
Deux matrones (from Reincarnations du Pere..., 1918
Sale Date: December 7, 2011
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.jpg "Douce Amère, pl. 12 (from Corque de l'Étoile , 1934")
Georges Rouault
Douce Amère, pl. 12 (from Corque de l'Étoile , 1934
Sale Date: December 10, 2011
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.jpg "Amazone, pl. 1 (from Cirque), 1930")
.jpg "Untitled (3 works from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938")
Georges Rouault
Untitled (3 works from Cirque de l'étoile..., 1938
Sale Date: November 20, 2011
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.jpg "La fille, pl. 4 (from Maîtres et petits..., 1926")
Georges Rouault
La fille, pl. 4 (from Maîtres et petits..., 1926
Sale Date: November 26, 2011
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.jpg "Christ devant la Ville (from passion), 1935")
Georges Rouault
Christ devant la Ville (from passion), 1935
Sale Date: November 18, 2011
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.jpg "Dame a la Huppe (from passion), 1939")
.jpg "Solitaire, en cette vie d'embuches et de..., 1922")
Georges Rouault
Solitaire, en cette vie d'embuches et de..., 1922
Sale Date: November 7, 2011
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