Jean Paul Riopelle
Canadian · 1923–2002 · Painter, Printmaker
Jean-Paul Riopelle, was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus… (Wikipedia)
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ArianePhillips · $1,330,500≈ £1,082,235≈ €1,240,675Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · £137,500≈ $178,544≈ €155,228Sign up to see
KenavoLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $170,000≈ £138,515≈ €160,498Sign up to see
Jean Paul Riopelle’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 77 auction results for Jean Paul Riopelle between 1994 and 2026, of which 70 sold (91%). A further 18 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $94Sign up free to see to $1.3MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.3MSign up free to see for Ariane at Phillips in November 2023. The most common medium is lithographs (41 lots). Most results come from Levis Fine Art Auctions (33), Farsettiarte (15) and Phillips (11).
77 results · page 1 of 2
- Trapèze, 1959€116,100≈ $135,198≈ £101,318Sign up free to see
- £839≈ $1,142≈ €967Sign up free to see
- £3,096≈ $4,215≈ €3,567Sign up free to see
- Sans titre, 1955CHF 13,000≈ $16,254≈ £12,028≈ €13,910Sign up free to see
- Composition, 1971CHF 8,000≈ $9,780≈ £7,277≈ €8,521Sign up free to see
- Le Sablier, 1979$6,350≈ £4,680≈ €5,559Sign up free to see
- Grand M, 1979CA$164≈ $114≈ £89≈ €105Sign up free to see
- Carcajou, 1973£50,800≈ $66,380≈ €60,688Sign up free to see
- Sans titre, 1958CHF 25,000≈ $29,255≈ £22,430≈ €26,557Sign up free to see
- £1,905≈ $2,432≈ €2,239Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (18)
Lots by Jean Paul Riopelle that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Jean Paul Riopelle paintings (21)Jean Paul Riopelle oil paintings (21)Jean Paul Riopelle works on paper (5)Jean Paul Riopelle prints (49)Jean Paul Riopelle etchings (6)Jean Paul Riopelle lithographs (41)
Jean Paul Riopelle: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jean Paul Riopelle at auction?
$1,330,500Sign up free to see, for Ariane at Phillips (November 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jean Paul Riopelle?
The median sale price is $2kSign up free to see across 65 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jean Paul Riopelle have sold at auction?
70 of 77 recorded lots sold between 1994 and 2026. 18 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Jean Paul Riopelle?
Levis Fine Art Auctions, Farsettiarte and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Levis Fine Art Auctions · Farsettiarte · Phillips
About Jean Paul Riopelle
Jean-Paul Riopelle, was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus Global, the 1948 manifesto that announced the Quebecois artistic community's refusal of clericalism and provincialism. He is best known for his abstract painting style, in particular his "mosaic" works of the 1950s when he famously abandoned the paintbrush, using only a palette knife to apply paint to canvas, giving his works a distinctive sculptural quality. He became the first Canadian painter since James Wilson Morrice to attain widespread international recognition and high praise, both during his career and after his death. He was a leading artist of French Lyrical Abstraction.
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