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 Oies bleues (The Blue Geese), 1981-83
Lithograph · Paper · ed. HC
I. 50 x 64.5 cm (19 5/8 x 25 3/8 in.) S. 64.5 x 91.8 cm (25 3/8 x 36 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 23, 2020 · Lot 95
£1,500≈ $1,969≈ €1,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Oiseau de Nuit #12/75 [Night Bird], 1968
Etching · Paper
33.7 x 44.4 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 4, 2018 · Lot 222
CA$2,223≈ $1,697≈ £1,306≈ €1,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$900–1,200View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Untitled, 1954-1955
Oil · Canvas
45.8 x 37.4 cm (18 x 14 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 219
£137,500≈ $178,544≈ €155,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
Alexandropolis, 1959
Oil · Canvas
64.5 x 80.5 cm
PIASA · Jun 6, 2018
€226,000≈ $265,889≈ £198,158Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €120,000–180,000View at PIASA ↗
Hibou X, 1970
Lithograph · Paper · ed. HC
48 x 44cm
Van Ham · Apr 20, 2018 · Lot 75
€1,264≈ $1,556≈ £1,107Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
Album 1967, No 3, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 40(?)/75
36 x 74,5cm
Van Ham · Sep 14, 2017 · Lot 48
€490≈ $582≈ £437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Au Pays du Castor #43/75, 1976
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 43/75
50.8 x 72.4 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Apr 23, 2017 · Lot 218
CA$1,697≈ $1,260≈ £985≈ €1,161Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$2,000–2,500View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Derriere le Miroir 185, 1970
Lithograph · Paper
32.4 x 24.1 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Apr 23, 2017 · Lot 491
CA$878≈ $652≈ £510≈ €601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$250–350View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Jute II, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 63/75
29-1/2 x 41-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Mar 24, 2017 · Lot 167
$1,400≈ £1,122≈ €1,296HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Kenavo, 1962
Oil · Canvas
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017 · Lot 164
$170,000≈ £138,515≈ €160,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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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