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Sometimes one finds a beautiful path..., plate nine from Miserere by Georges Rouault

Sometimes one finds a beautiful path..., plate nine from Miserere

Georges Rouault · 1922

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DETAILS
Artist
Georges Rouault
Date
1922
Medium
Heliogravure, aquatint, roulette, drypoint on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 37.5 × 50.5 cm (14 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed irregularly: 49 × 56.6 cm (19 5/16 × 22 5/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Bernard A. Kamm
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Georges Rouault

Georges Rouault, born in a Parisian cellar during an insurrection, infused his art with the glowing colors of stained glass and the raw emotion of Expressionism.

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