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Clowness

Georges Rouault, French, (May 27, 1871–February 13, 1958)

Creation date: ca. 1935

Creation place: Europe

Other Information

Type: Oil Painting

Medium and Support: Oil on canvas

Credit Line: Gift of Earle W. Grant

Accession Number: 1962.222

Dimensions: 20 1/2 in. x 14 in. (52.07 cm x 35.56 cm)

Provenance

Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, California ( - September 21, 1954)

Earle Wilkin Grant, San Diego, California ( - April 11, 1963)

Pliny Fisk Munger, San Diego, California (September 21, 1954 - 1962)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (April 11, 1963 - )

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War and Revolution, 1870–1940

Rouault’s career began as a glazier’s apprentice in Paris, where he learned the techniques of making stained-glass windows; from the beginning, there was in his work an intensity of color and boldness of line that seem to reflect his early training. From his most important teacher, Gustave Moreau, Rouault adopted the idea that painting should be the expression of inner feeling. These elements, along with intense Christian beliefs, combined to make his art unique in French Modernism. His images of the clown, of which he painted innumerable versions, were identified with
the human tragedy; sorrow prevailed behind their masklike faces.
Last Updated: 1/23/2013

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Choices from the Grant-Munger Collection San Diego Museum of Art , 4/13/1961 - 5/28/1961

Reconsidering Rouault: Prints and Paintings from Three San DIego Collections University of San DIego , 2/8/2013 - 5/26/2013

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Grant-Munger Collection: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, May 1970
Page Number: 67, Figure Number: 124

Grant-Munger Collection: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, May 1970
Page Number: 115, no. 124

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