Pierrot
- Artist
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Georges Rouault (1871–1958)
- Period
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1938
- Quality and quantity
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Oil on canvas, one painting
- Size (cm)
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H 100.0 × W 64.0
- Category
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Painting (Overseas)
- Accession number
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BK1#00835
Description
Rendered in a predominantly blue palette, this painting depicts a front-facing clown outlined in thick black contours reminiscent of stained glass. Rouault felt a deep affinity with clowns, people who bring joy to others while harboring inner sorrow. Clowns were a lifelong theme in his work.
Born in France, Rouault trained in a stained-glass workshop while attending the National School of Decorative Arts. In 1890, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, and from 1892 studied under painter Gustave Moreau.