GEORGES ROUAULT

25 May 1871 - 13 February 1958, Paris, France

Very young boy he began working in stained-glass and during that period he attended evening classes at the School of Fine Arts.

In 1891 studied at the École des Beaux-Arts where he had his great chance to learn and meet great  Fauve artists.

In 1929 he designed some scenery for Diaghilev's ballet company. 

But he returned to painting and, during a certain time, he used religious themes almost exclusively.

In 1948 he visited Italy. At that time he designed some windows for the church at Assy.

I prefer his series of clowns, pierrots and prostitutes painted with vigourous lines and powerfull colours.

The last years of his life were clouded by a long illness.

"Odalisque",  1906

"In front of the mirror"

"Circus trio"

"Pierrot aristocrate"

"The three clowns", 1928

"The Clown", 1907