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au vieux faubourg des Longues Peines

1923

Georges Rouault

Associated Names

Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image displays a composition of vertical and horizontal lines, with buildings and a tree trunk in the center. The contrast in shading is prominent. It suggests a village setting with houses and a large tree in the foreground. An abstract form resembling a parent and child is on the right side of the image, adding a sense of familiar relationship to the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and drypoint over heliogravure
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1947.7.103
Catalogue Raisonné

Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 63, State d/d

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q65072542

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