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Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958)
Available Works
The distinct expressionism of French artist Georges Rouault is vividly illustrated in the artist's oeuvre of graphic works. Characterized by strong black outlines and rich printing surfaces, the engravings of Rouault express the artist's personal passions, his religious convictions, and his feelings about certain human injustices. Concentrating on human figures, both faces and full length views, Rouault's images incorporate a wide range of characters including: Christ and Satan; prostitutes and mothers; fleshy nudes and skeletons; and others. In his print work, Rouault is known for his heavily worked plates which he achieves by forcefully utilizing all manner of intaglio printmaking processes.
Etchings from Miserère, published by Etoile Filante, 1948
Il Serait si Doux d’Aimer (To Love Would Be So Sweet)
Plate 13 for Miserere. Mixed etching, 1948. Edition 425 +25 HC. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Reference: Chapon/Rouault 66.
22-7/16 x 15-15/16 inches.
[29560c]
$4200 framed
Mon Doux Pays, Ou Etes-Vous? (My sweet land, what has become of you?)
Plate 44 for Miserere. Mixed technique etching, 1948. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Edition 425+25 HC. References: Chapon/Rouault 104, Wofsy 108.
16-3/4 x 23-1/4 inches.
[29632]
$1150
Jean-François Jamais ne Chante Alleluia... (Jean François Never Sings Alleluia...)
Plate 25 for Miserere. Mixed technique etching, 1948. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Edition 425+25 HC. Reference: Chapon/Rouault 78f.
23-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches.
[27263]
$1400
Loin du Sourire de Reims (Far from the Smile of Rheims)
Plate 51 for Miserere. Mixed technique etching, 1948. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Edition 425+25 HC. References: Chapon/Rouault 104, Wofsy 108. Title refers to the famous “Smiling Angel” statue over the left door of the west portal of Rheims Cathedral.
23-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches.
[27318]
$1600
Seigneur, c’est vous, je vous reconnais (Lord, it is Thou, I know Thee)
Plate 32 for Miserere. Mixed technique etching, 1948. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Edition 425+25HC. Reference: Chapon/Rouault 85.
23-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches.
[27902]
$2200
Il Arrive Parfois que la Route Soit Belle. (Sometimes the Road is Beautiful)
Plate 9 for Miserère. Mixed etching. Initialed and dated 1922 in the plate. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris, 1948. Edition 425+25 HC. Ambroise Vollard watermark. Chapon/Rouault 62, Wofsy 116.
14-1/2 x 19-3/4 inches.
[29789]
$1200
Chinois inventa, dit-on, la poudre à Canon, Nous en Fit Don. (The Chinese, they say, invented gunpowder, made a gift of it to us)
Plate 38 for Miserère. Mixed etching. Signed and dated 1926 in the plate. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris, 1948. Edition 425+25 HC. Toned. Chapon/Rouault 91, Wofsy 145.
22-7/16 x 16-1/8 inches.
[29918]
$850
Etchings for Reincarnations de Père Ubu, Published by Vollard, 1932
Frontispiece, Paysage au palmier (Landscape with palm tree)
For Reincarnations du Pè Ubu. Mixed technique etching. Plate dates 1918-19. Published 1932. Edition size 335.
13-3/4 x 10 inches.
[17578]
$585
Pedagogue (Teacher)
For Reincarnations du Pè Ubu. Mixed technique etching, aquatint and engraving. Published by Ambroise Vollard, 1932. Initialed and dated 1928 in plate. Edition 425. Reference: Wofsy 294ii.
13-3/4 x 10 inches.
[17580]
$575
Femme au Chapeau en Profil (Woman with a Cap in Profile)
Etching, aquatint and roulette for Reincarnations du Pè Ubu. Initialed and dated 1928 in plate. Published by Vollard, 1932. Edition 350. Chapon-Rouault 22, Wofsy 303.
11-3/4 x 7 inches.
[29172c]
$675
Femme Nue, Vers la Guache (Nude Woman, Towards Guache)
Etching, aquatint and roulette for Reincarnations du Pè Ubu. Initialed and dated 1928 in plate. Published by Vollard, 1932. Edition 350. Wofsy 310 ii.
11-5/8 x 7-7/8 inches.
[29183c]
$675
Additional Etchings and Aquatints
Clown et garçon (Clown and Boy)
Handcolored etching and aquatint. From unpublished Cirque. Edition 180. References: Chapon/Rouault 201, Wofsy 206.
12 x 8-1/4 inches.
[27748]
$4200
Homme à la Moustache et aux Lunettes (Man with moustache and glasses)
Mixed intaglio for Père Ubu. Dated 1929 in the plate. Reduced version for “Société Normande des Amis du Livre,” 1955. (Pure aquatint without the etched and engraved lines of the 1932 ed.) Matburn. Edition 210.
3-7/8 x 2-7/8 inches.
[30021]
$250
Original Lithographs
Le Christ en Croix (Christ on the Cross)
Lithograph, 1929. Signed and dated in ink. Edition 19/50. Wofsy 25.
12 x 8-7/8 inches.
[30024]
$1800
Charles Baudelaire
Lithograph from Souvenirs Intimes, 1926. After remarque removed. Monogram and title in the stone. Blindstamp lower left margin corner. CR 316 iii/iii.
8-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches.
[29917]
$950
