Georges Rouault

Le Politicard from Le Reincarnations du Pere Ubu, by Georges Rouault

1928

Bon Electeur from Le Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Georges Rouault, French (1871–1958) Date: 1928 Aquatint on Arches, signed in the plate Image Size: 10 x 7 inches Size: 17 x 13 in. (43...

Femme Hideuse from The Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Georges Rouault, French (1871–1958) Date: 1928 Etching with Aquatint, signed in the plate Image Size: 12 x 8 inches Size: 17 x 13 in...

Artist: Georges Rouault, French (1871 - 1958) Title: Frontispiece from the portfolio Les Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Year: 1929 Medium: Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper, signe...

Cristal de Roche from Le Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Georges Rouault, French (1871–1958) Date: 1928 Aquatint on Arches, signed in the plate Image Size: 12.5 x 8 inches Size: 17.5 x 13...

Loin du sourire de Reims (Far from the Smile of Rheims) Aquatint, drypoint, roulette and burnishing over heliogravure, 1922 Signed with the initials in the plate and dated (see photo...

Wonderful original etching with aquatint realized by Georges Rouault between 1917 and 1923, published as a suite in 1948. Sheet in perfect conditions. The artwork is part of the important suite Miserere, considered as the most important religious graphic of XX century. Sunt lacrimae Rerum represents an episode of Christ's passion with a kneeling figure looking upwards. Miserere suite is divided in two themes: religious and profane; one is linked to Christ's passion and the other is dedicated to the human event, to the pilgrimage of pain on earth, made even more tragic by war. In the 58 original plates, Rouault lingers on the conditions of humanity. Like few other contemporaries, Rouault represents human figures placing him at the center of an absurd and squalid theater. Interesting the use of contrasts and the shapes of the figures with black outlines. Published in the Catalogue "Georges Rouault: Oeuvre Gravé", by Isabella Chapon. Georges Rouault (Paris, 1871) has been an interesting exponent of French...

This exquisite lithograph by Georges Rouault (1871–1958), titled Le Moqueur (The Mocking One), from the album Georges Rouault, Divertissement, originates from the 1943 edition publis...

Rouault, Georges (French, 1871-1958). IL A ETE MALTRAITE ET OPPRIME ET IL N'A PAS OUVERT LA BOUCHE " (He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth). Aquatint, ...