La mort l'a pris comme il sortait du lit d'orties

1922

Georges Rouault

Associated Names
Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image is a painting of a human skeleton figure in a dramatic pose. The artwork shows a skeletal figure in deep shades of black and white, standing against a dark background. The strokes are bold and expressive, indicating movement or emotion within the skeletal form. The composition is vertical, with the skeleton slightly leaning to one side, head turned downward, and arms drawn across its chest.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and drypoint over heliogravure

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.186

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 98, State f/f

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

Q65072709

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