"C'est par ses meurtrissures que nous sommes gueris"

1926

Georges Rouault

Associated Names
Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image shows a centered portrait with only the head and upper portion of the neck visible. The subject's head is slightly tilted downward. The facial features are detailed with expressive lines highlighting the eyes, nose, and slightly parted lips. The individual has long, dark hair and thorny branches on top of their head. The sketch is in monochrome with shades of black, gray, and white. There are no visible clothing items. The background has a rectangular border in brush and ink with darker tones at the edges. A pattern resembling thick brushwork is seen on the border. The artwork is on a textured surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and roulette over heliogravure

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.199

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 111, State b/b

Associated Artworks

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Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam

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1948

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Georges Rouault

1922


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1967

  • Master Prints on Biblical Themes, Sloan Galleries at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 1967, no cat.

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q65072758

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