Eclectic | New York
Eclectic | New York
GEORGES ROUAULT | CRUCIFIXION
Lot Closed
May 1, 04:11 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
GEORGES ROUAULT
1871 - 1958
CRUCIFIXION
oil and gouache on paper laid down on paper mounted on canvas
41¾ by 29½ in. (106 by 75 cm.)
Executed circa 1935-40.
The Fondation Georges Rouault has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Estate of the artist
Thence by descent to the present owner
Much of Rouault's work remained indebted to his apprenticeship with glaziers as a teenager. The artist retained an enduring passion for this craft, and the juxtaposition of the vibrant greens, yellows and reds and the use of heavy contours resembling lead tracery reflect his early training. Rouault returns to the craft with the present work, a design for a stained-glass window executed by Jean Herbert-Stevens in 1939.