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Clown with the Big Chest, from: Circus

Georges Rouault

Gilden's Art Gallery United Kingdom

Artwork details

Artist: Georges Rouault
Title: Clown with the Big Chest, from: Circus
Description: This original aquatint in colours was printed in a limited edition of 270 unsigned and unnumbered impressions (as issued).
It was published by Ambroise Vollard in 1930.
Date: 1930
Medium: Aquatint
Edition: 270
Signature: Unsigned
Image: 31.2 x 21.2 cm
Sheet: 44.2 x 33.5 cm
Status: Available
Price: Price on request

The Artist

Georges Rouault

Born in Paris in 1871, Georges Rouault was a French artist, whose works included painting and printing. Rouault is associated with both the Fauvist and Expressionist movements in style. He began his working life as an apprentice glass blower, and it is believed that this experience influenced his choice of dark, heavy contouring in later work. He attended evening classes at École des Beaux-Arts, studying fine art under Gustave Moreau.