1871-1902 — Early years

…second time in 1895 with Le Christ mort pleuré par les Saintes Femmes (The Dead Christ Mourned by the Holy Women). In the end, the academic painter Léon Bonnat disagreed and…

Paintings

…a second time in 1895 with Le Christ mort pleuré par les Saintes Femmes (The Dead Christ Mourned by the Holy Women). In the end, the academic painter Léon Bonnat…

1930-1948 — Mature period

…of Christ) which evoke Byzantine and Roman iconography, heads of Christ, crucifixions and more and more religious landscapes. The painter called these landscapes “biblical” “mythical” or “Christian”. The miserable and…

Illustrated books

…Rouault Les Fleurs du mal: Nu de profil, 1936-1938, detail Passion: Frontispice (Christ aux portes de la ville), 1935, detail Passion   The work comprises 17 etchings in colour and…

Bouquet I (vitrail)

Other works

…into a stained glass window. It was a representation of Christ entitled Passion. This work became the centrepiece of the church upon which the whole aesthetic was based. His expressive…