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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Master Arthur

1934

Georges Rouault

Associated Names

Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

This abstract image contains bold, wavy lines and rounded shapes. The dominant color is reddish-burgundy. A central form with a muscular outline resembles a figure with raised arms. To the left is a yellow circular shape with brown strokes. On the right are orange semi-circular lines suggesting a drum or shield. The colors and forms create an abstract scene suggesting connections to strength and rhythm.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint in red, green, brown, and yellow (trial proof)
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1950.17.243
Catalogue Raisonné

Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 250, State (trial proof)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

Chapon, Francois and Isabelle Rouault. Oeuvre grave Rouault. 2 vols. Monte-Carlo: Editions Andre Sauret, 1978.

Wikidata ID

Q65225495

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