"Plus le coeur est noble moins le col est roide"

1926

Georges Rouault

Associated Names
Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image shows the upper body of a person depicted in a stylized form, wearing a suit of armor, with emphasis on the helmet and chest plate. The person is in a side profile, with their head slightly turned upward and back. Facial features are heavily stylized and abstracted. The person’s hair is not visible due to the helmet. The armor has bold lines and shading. The person’s gloved hand is visible, pointing forward. There is a suggestion of decoration on the shoulder and chest areas of the armor. The background is a gradient of dark and light shades.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and drypoint over heliogravure

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 102, State c/c

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • The Indignant Eye, Boston University, 1971, no. 80.

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q65072730

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