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1923

Georges Rouault

Associated Names
Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image includes dark, bold lines and shapes creating an abstract scene. In the background are structures resembling buildings, some tall and narrow. In the foreground, there are larger shapes suggesting the silhouette of a tree with branches across the top. Human-like figures emerge near the tree trunk, giving a sense of a gathering. The arrangement of forms suggests a village or town setting, with the tree acting as a central visual element.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and drypoint over heliogravure

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.151

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Associated Artworks

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Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam

Georges Rouault

1923

Miserere

Georges Rouault

1948

Jesus honni ...

Georges Rouault

1922

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q65072577

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