Georges Rouault (1871-1958) early in his career he was associated with the Fauves (see Matisse), but created his own style using heavy, dark colours and bold brushwork.
Short Biography:
His subjects included sad clowns, prostitutes, and evil lawyers; from about 1940 he painted mainly religious works.
The Prostitute in 1906 (Musee Nationale d'Art Moderne, Paris) and The Face of Christ in 1933 (Musee des Beaux-Arts, Ghent, Belgium) represent extremes of Rouault's painting style.
He also produced illustrations, designed tapestries, stained glass, and sets for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and in 1948 he published a series of etchings, Miserere.
Why is Georges Rouault famous?
Georges Rouault was a French painter, etcher, illustrator, and designer.
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