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French painter (1871–1958)

Georges Rouault
Georges Rouault (c. 1920)
Born	Georges-Henri Rouault (1871-05-27)27 May 1871 Paris, France
Died	13 February 1958(1958-02-13) (aged 86) Paris, France
Known for	Painting, printmaking
Movement	Fauvism, Expressionism

Georges-Henri Rouault (French:[ʒɔʁʒ(ə)ɑ̃ʁiʁwo]; 27 May 1871, Paris - 13 February 1958, Paris) was a French painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism.

Childhood and education

Rouault was born into a poor family in Paris.

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He was born in a Parisian cellar after his family's home was destroyed in the Paris insurrection of 1871. His mother encouraged his love for the arts, and, in 1885, the fourteen-year-old Rouault embarked on an apprenticeship as a glass painter and restorer, which lasted until 1890.

This early experience as a glass painter has been suggested as a likely source of the heavy black