Georges Rouault | The greatest religious painter after Rembrandt
27 May 1871 - 13 February 1958
Georges-Henri Rouault was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter. Drawing inspiration from medieval Gothic glass ornamental paintings, he sketched the outlines of figures with thick black lines, often containing religious sentiments and expressing faith against the evil and corruption of European society on the eve of world war I.
Born in a poor family, in Paris, he began apprenticeships in a glass factory at 14, learning how to repair and paint on glass. In his spare time, he studied fine arts at night school, entered the French Academy of Fine Arts in 1891, became a student of Gustave Moro, and later became the curator of the Musée Gustave Moro.
Rouault was a painter somewhere between Fauvism and Expressionism, and his style was rugged but not savage. In his painting, he attaches great importance to the composition - the black and white configuration of the surface is well-coordinated and remains solid. His experience and ability come from his early years in the restoration of medieval stained glass windows - the composition of those decorative paintings influenced him more or less . He burned 300 unfinished works in his later years in a pessimistic compromise on impending death.
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