…his support in publishing his Miserere. He had free rein for the commission and worked on the Ubu plates over several years. The book was not published until 1932. Vollard…

…artist to escape from despair and to wait for the Light to be reborn “Sing Matins, for a new day is born” Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (Orphée), Miserere 27 The shelter…

…of Ambroise Vollard. Georges Rouault on the walls of Saint-Malo Photograph by Pierre Matisse Study for the portrait of Amboise Vollard Tensions with Ambroise Vollard Vollard commissioned two other illustrations…

…disagreed and vetoed the award for Rouault. However, these public exhibitions helped Rouault to make a name for himself. The socialist deputy Marcel Sembat, who would become a loyal collector,…

…he went to Evian for a period of convalescence. The peace and quiet and the beauty of the late autumn renewed his vision. He began paining with a new vigor. …

…vetoed the award for Rouault. However, these public exhibitions helped Rouault to make a name for himself. The socialist deputy Marcel Sembat, who would become a loyal collector, bought Le…

…shadow. The paint was treated with patience and persistence, slowly worked until it was transformed. Free from academic scruple, Rouault pushed his technique to the limit. The face of Sarah…

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…– wrongly – for the last romantic, I believed I could perceive the author’s sensitivity. His talent emanates from a core that is more classical than it appears… Classical, for…