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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Les saisons de Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies no.4, Le Marais", 1985
Lithograph · ed. 26/75
52x70cm
Iegor - Hôtel des Encans · Sep 25, 2025 · Lot 9
CA$1,700≈ $1,224≈ £912≈ €1,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$2,000–3,000View at Iegor - Hôtel des Encans ↗
Brisées (Broken) (R. 1967.22EST.LI), 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 15/75
I. 40.8 x 77.7 cm (16 1/8 x 30 5/8 in.) S. 46 x 85.8 cm (18 1/8 x 33 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 18, 2025 · Lot 228
£839≈ $1,142≈ €967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Phillips ↗
Triptyque orange (Orange Triptych) (R. 1967.02EST.LI), 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 16/75
S. 75.4 x 115.9 cm (29 5/8 x 45 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 18, 2025 · Lot 229
£3,096≈ $4,215≈ €3,567Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Sans titre, 1955
Watercolor · Paper
28.5 x 22 cm
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025 · Lot 652
CHF 13,000≈ $16,254≈ £12,028≈ €13,910HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 10,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Composition, 1971
Pastel · Paper
65x50 cm (à vue)
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Jun 19, 2025 · Lot 60
CHF 8,000≈ $9,780≈ £7,277≈ €8,521HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 5,000–7,000View at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes ↗
Le Sablier, 1979
Lithograph
22 h x 25½ w in (56 x 65 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 231
$6,350≈ £4,680≈ €5,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Petite maison rouge
Oil · Canvas
12 x 16 in
Heffel Fine Art Auction House · May 29, 2025 · Lot 324
CA$28,125≈ $20,346≈ £15,108≈ €18,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$15,000–25,000View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗
Sans titre, 1973
Acrylic · Paper
26 x 20 3/4 in
Heffel Fine Art Auction House · May 29, 2025 · Lot 819
CA$31,250≈ $22,607≈ £16,787≈ €20,040Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$25,000–35,000View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗
Anthéor, 1961
Oil · Canvas
9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in
Heffel Fine Art Auction House · May 22, 2025 · Lot 023
CA$193,250≈ $139,380≈ £103,860≈ €123,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$75,000–100,000View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗
Subito presto
Lithograph · Canvas
32 x 39 1/2 in
Heffel Fine Art Auction House · May 22, 2025 · Lot 024
CA$37,250≈ $26,866≈ £20,020≈ €23,756Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$30,000–50,000View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗

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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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