Georges Rouault Color Lithograph for Cover of "Verve," 1939

Item Details

Georges Rouault (French; 1871 – 1958)
Untitled (cover), 1939
Lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right
Pulled from Verve, no. 4
Published by Tériade, Paris
Printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris

Rouault is well-known for his figurative painting and printmaking, rendered in his distinctive style with flattened space and thick black outlines. As a teenager, Rouault was apprentice to a stained glass artisan. This early experience would hold a large influence over his artistic style. His art education also included classes at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and the Louvre. Rouault was the director of the Musee Gustave Moreau for a period of time. He exhibited regularly with the Fauvists, but was never officially aligned with the artistic movement. Today, his original works can be found in the Musée National d’Art Moderne (Paris), The Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg), and more.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- scratches to the frame and glass.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; image measures 9.5" W x 12.75" H.

Item #

ITMG011827