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Georges Henri Rouault (27 May 1871 – 13 February 1958) was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...
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Childhood and education
Rouault was born in Paris into a poor family. His mother taught him to love arts. He was Catholic, but he went to a Protestant school. At the age of 14, in 1885, Rouault embarked on an apprenticeship as a glass painter and restorer, which finished in 1890. According to some critics, his apprenticeship as a glass painter impressed on him some peculiarities, such as his typical black contouring or the expressionist fashion of mixing colours. At the same time he attended evening classes at the School of Fine Arts. In 1891 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, the official art school of France, where he was taught by Gustave Moreau and became his favorite student up to the point that when Moreau died in 1898 he was nominated the curator of the Moreau Museum in Paris. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included: Art / Visual arts Architecture Crafts Dance Drawing Film Literature Music Painting Photography Pottery Sculpture Theater Unlike art, design focuses less on the aesthetics of a thing and more on the functionality of...
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Orpheus by Gustave Moreau (1865) Gustave Moreau (April 6, 1826 - April 18, 1898) was a French Symbolist painter. ...
Rouault's symbolism in the use of his colours for his first works was probably due to Moreau's influence. The intense black strokes for the outlines were influenced by the glasswork he did in his apprenticeship.
Early works Rouault also met Henri Matisse, Albert Marquet, Henri Charles Manguin, and Charles Camoin. These friendships brought him to the movement of Fauvism, the leader of which was considered to be Matisse. Photo of Henri Matisse taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, particularly noted for his striking use of colour. ...
Albert Marquet (27 March 1875, Bordeaux – 13 June 1947, Paris) was a French painter, associated with the Fauvism current. ...
The Dessert: Harmony in Red (1908) by Henri Matisse Les Fauves (French for wild beasts), a short-lived and loose grouping of early Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities, and the use of deep color over the representational values retained by Impressionism. ...
From 1895 on, he took part in major public exhibitions, notably the Salon d’Automne, where paintings with religious subjects, landscapes and still lifes were shown. In 1905 he exhibited his paintings at the Salon d’Automne with the other Fauvists. While Matisse represented the reflective and rationalized aspects in the group, Rouault embodied a more spontaneous and instinctive style. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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His use of stark contrasts and emotionality is credited to the influence of Vincent van Gogh. His characterizations of overemphasized grotesque personalities inspired the expressionist painters. Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ...
The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893) which inspired 20th century Expressionists Portrait of Eduard Kosmack by Egon Schiele Rehe im Walde by Franz Marc On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ...
Expressionist works In 1907, Rouault commenced a series of paintings dedicated to courts, clowns and prostitutes. These paintings are interpreted as moral and social criticism. He became attracted to spiritualism and the dramatic existentialism of the philosopher Jacques Maritain, who remained a close friend for the rest of his life. After that, he dedicated himself to religious subjects. Human nature was always the focus of his interest. Rouault said: "A tree against the sky possesses the same interest, the same character, the same expression as the figure of a human." 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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In 1910, Rouault had his first works exhibited in the Druet Gallery. His works were studied by German artists from Dresden, who later formed the nucleus of expressionism.-1...
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From 1917, Rouault dedicated himself to painting. He searched for inspiration in religious subjects: first of all, in the theme of the passion of Christ. The face of Jesus and the cries of the women at the feet of the cross are symbols of the pain of the world, which for Rouault was relieved by belief in resurrection. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
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In 1930 he also began to exhibit in foreign countries, mainly in London, New York and Chicago. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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He exhibited his cycle Miserere in 1948. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
At the end of his life he burned 300 of his pictures (estimated to be worth today about more than half a billion francs). Rouault died in Paris in 1958. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
References
Online Resources
Books - Dyrness, William A. Rouault: A Vision of Suffering and Salvation. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1971.
- Maritain, Jacques. Georges Rouault. The Pocket Library of Great Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1954.
- Getlein, Frank and Dorothy Getlein. George Rouault's Miserere. Milwaukee: Bruce, 1964.
- San Lazzaro, G. di. Homage to George Rouault. New York: Tudor, 1971.
- Courthion, Pierre. Rouault. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1961.
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