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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.

RELATED FRENCH LINKS:
● French Prints ● French Fashion Plates ● Honoré Daumier ● Henri Fantin-Latour ● Eugène Grasset ● Aristide Maillol ● Henri Rivière ● George Rouault ● Maurice de Vlaminck

Etchings from Miserère, published by Etoile Filante, 1948

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  Dame du Haut-Quartier Croit Prendre pour le Ciel (The well-bred lady thinks she has a reserved seat in Heaven)
  Plate 16 for Miserere. Mixed etching, 1948. Published by Etoile Filante, Paris. Edition 425 + 25 HC. Reference: Wofsy 123.
  22-1/2 x 16-1/4 inches.
  [30540c]
  SOLD
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  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]
  SOLD
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  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
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  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
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  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

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  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 (305 + 30 HC).
  13-3/4 x 10 inches.
  [17578]
  SOLD
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  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 size 335 (305 + 30 HC). Reference: Wofsy 294ii.
  13-3/4 x 10 inches.
  [17580]
  $575
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  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 size 335 (305 + 30 HC). Chapon-Rouault 22, Wofsy 303.
  11-3/4 x 7 inches.
  [29172c]
  $675

Additional Etchings and Aquatints

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  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]
  SOLD
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  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