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Christ de Face

1938

Georges Rouault

Associated Names

Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image is a portrait of a person with stylized facial features. The person is facing forward, with large slightly closed eyes, thick eyebrows, a pronounced nose, and full lips. They have long dark hair extending to the shoulders. The clothing is depicted in green and reddish-brown hues, and there are no visible accessories. The background consists of vibrant colors like green, orange, yellow, and teal blending around the head.

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Artwork overview

Medium

4-color sugar-lift aquatint on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Mulder in memory of Daniel Jonathan Mulder and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.116.2
Catalogue Raisonné

Chapon/Rouault 1978, State b/b

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 348-349, color repro.

Bibliography

1978

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

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.348.

Wikidata ID

Q74886691

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