The Old King
| The Old King | |
|---|---|
| French: Le Vieux Roi | |
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| Artist | Georges Rouault |
| Year | 1936 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 76.83 cm × 53.98 cm (30.25 in × 21.25 in) |
| Location | Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh |
The Old King is a half-length portrait painting of a ruler in profile by the French artist Georges Rouault. It was painted over the course of twenty years, from 1916 to 1936, before an art dealer convinced him to release it.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Georges Rouault". Art Now and Then. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- Carol Strickland, John Boswell (2007). The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern. Annotated Series. Vol. 1 (illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 9780740768729.
- Robert Suckale (2002). Ingo F. Walther (ed.). Masterpieces of Western Art: A History of Art in 900 Individual Studies from the Gothic to the Present Day, Part 1 (illustrated, reprint ed.). Taschen. p. 561. ISBN 9783822818251.
Categories:
- 1936 paintings
- Expressionist paintings
- French paintings