Jongleur
published 1934
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aquatint in blue, aqua, green, and pink [trial proof]
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.17.248
Art Historical Context
**Jongleur** by Georgesault, published in 1934, captures the poignant world of a wandering entertainer—a *jongleur*, or juggler and minstrel—in this rare trial proof from the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection. Rouault, a leading French Expressionist, was drawn to society's outsiders, infusing his works with empathy and spiritual depth. His bold, emotive style, influenced by Fauvism and medieval stained glass, often portrayed performers as symbols of human fragility amid modernity's upheavals. This aquatint print employs a sophisticated intaglio technique, layering tones through a...
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...