Rouault (Georges), Miserere, Prints No. 11 and No. 56, 1948

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Summary

Title:
Georges Rouault, Miserere, Prints No. 11 and No. 56
Dates:
1948
Creators:
Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958
Abstract:
This art collection consists of two prints from the Miserere series of George Rouault.
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Georges Rouault, Miserere, Prints No. 11 and No. 56, 021, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of two prints (numbers 11 and 56) from the French artist George Rouault's Miserere series, which contains fifty-eight lithograpic prints in its entirety (the series had 450 editions printed). The titles are

  • No. 11: Tomorrow will be beatuiful, said the shipwrecked man.
  • No. 56: In these dark times of vainglory and unbelief, Our of Land's End keeps vigil.
Rouault created the prints between 1913 and 1927 for Ambroise Vollard, his dealer, although they were not printed until 1948. The prints reflect Rouault's Christian faith and the redemption of suffering, and comment on the broken world of Europe of World War I.

The prints are stored in one oversize box.

Biographical / historical:

Georges Rouault (1871-1958) was a French painter and a leader in the avant-garde school of Fauvism, which emphasized strong colors and broad, evocative brushstrokes that rejected naturalism. He was also part of the Catholic Renewal and a friend of the Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, which was deeply reflected in his art.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Leonard Scheller (1980). Accession number 1996.10.1-2.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Prints, French
Names:
Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Clay Stalls
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Clay Stalls. Date of source: December 19, 2014.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Georges Rouault, Miserere, Prints No. 11 and No. 56, 021, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Location of this collection:
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
Contact:
(310) 338-5710
Special.Collections@lmu.edu
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