"Aimez-vous les uns les autres"
1923
Medium
aquatint and roulette over heliogravure
Dimensions
plate: 59.4 x 42.5 cm (23 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.) sheet: 65.5 x 50.4 cm (25 13/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.9094
Art Historical Context
Georges Rouault's *Aimez-vous les les autres* (1923), translating to "Love one anothera direct echo of Christ's commandment in the Gospel of John—exemplifies the French artist's profound engagement with religious themes. Created during the interwar period, amid Europe's recovery from World War I, Rouault work often blended spiritual introspection with social critique. As a key figure in early 20th-century Expressionism, drew from medieval stained glass and Gothic art, employing bold black contours and vivid colors to convey emotional depth and moral urgency. This striking print employs aquati...
About the Artist
Georges Rouault
Georges-Henri Rouault was born on May 27, 1871, in a Paris cellar during the violent "Bloody Week" of the Paris Commune, when a stray shell destroyed his family's home in the working-class Belleville district. Raised by a carpenter father who worked at the Pleyel piano factory and a grandfather who collected prints by Honoré Daumier, Rembrandt, Courbet, and Manet, Rouault showed early artistic pro...