Lot 166
  • 166

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Ombrages
  • signed

  • oil on canvas
  • 34 by 57 1/2 in. 86.4 by 146.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1955.

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Yseult Riopelle, ed., Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné, Tome 2: 1954-1959, Montreal, 2004, cat. no. 1955.038H.1955, p. 204, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are few areas of hairline drying cracks scattered thoughout the composition, particularly noticeable at the extreme corners. The surface has recently benefitted from a light topical cleaning by Amann + Estabrook Conservation, and as such the colors are vibrant and the surface is clean. Under ultraviolet inspection there is no evidence of inpainting. Framed.
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