Post-impressionism and Rouault French Fauvism
Georges Rouault
French Fauvism
Biography: Georges Rouault was a French fauvist painter. He was born into a poor family. His mother always supported him in his love of art and was with him every step of the way. Rouault had been an apprentice glass painter and restorer for 5 years. This shows in his paintings because of the heavy black contouring and glowing colours. During his apprenticeship Georges also attended the School of Fine Arts. In 1891 he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Official arts school of France). At the Ecole des Beaux-Arts he studied under Gustave Moreau. When Moreau past away, Rouault was nominated curator of the Moreau Museum.
Genre: French Fauvism is the style of les Fauves which is French for “the wild beasts”. Fauvism started around 1900 and continues beyond 1910, the movement only lasted 1904-1908. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and Andre Derain. Gustave Moreau, one of Rouault’s mentors was the movement’s inspirational teacher. Fauvist paintings were characterized by wild brush work and strident colours, while the subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction. Fauvism could be seen to derive from Van Gogh’s Post-Impressionism fused with the pointillism of Seurat and other Neo-Impressionist painters. Also Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin were also key influences.
The Old King: The Old King is a painting made by Georges Rouault during the French fauvism time period. It is an oil on canvas and is 76.83 x 53.98 cm. The Old King uses line, shape, colour and value. There are black lines used to separate pieces of the body and Rouault adapted that style from his time working as a stain glass painter and restorer. There are a variety of shapes used in the photo which distinct the parts of the portrait. There is repetition of rectangles in different proportions throughout his arm and shirt. This painting was done with a dry brush and he used mostly primary colours but in different tones.
French Fauvism
Biography: Georges Rouault was a French fauvist painter. He was born into a poor family. His mother always supported him in his love of art and was with him every step of the way. Rouault had been an apprentice glass painter and restorer for 5 years. This shows in his paintings because of the heavy black contouring and glowing colours. During his apprenticeship Georges also attended the School of Fine Arts. In 1891 he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Official arts school of France). At the Ecole des Beaux-Arts he studied under Gustave Moreau. When Moreau past away, Rouault was nominated curator of the Moreau Museum.
Genre: French Fauvism is the style of les Fauves which is French for “the wild beasts”. Fauvism started around 1900 and continues beyond 1910, the movement only lasted 1904-1908. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and Andre Derain. Gustave Moreau, one of Rouault’s mentors was the movement’s inspirational teacher. Fauvist paintings were characterized by wild brush work and strident colours, while the subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction. Fauvism could be seen to derive from Van Gogh’s Post-Impressionism fused with the pointillism of Seurat and other Neo-Impressionist painters. Also Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin were also key influences.
The Old King: The Old King is a painting made by Georges Rouault during the French fauvism time period. It is an oil on canvas and is 76.83 x 53.98 cm. The Old King uses line, shape, colour and value. There are black lines used to separate pieces of the body and Rouault adapted that style from his time working as a stain glass painter and restorer. There are a variety of shapes used in the photo which distinct the parts of the portrait. There is repetition of rectangles in different proportions throughout his arm and shirt. This painting was done with a dry brush and he used mostly primary colours but in different tones.