Jean-Paul Riopelle

Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Dominion Gallery, Montréal
Anfiteatro Arte, Milano-Padova
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario

Spoleto, Palazzo Collicola, Quinto Festival dei Due Mondi, La peinture canadienne moderne, 25 années de peinture au Canada-français, 1962, n.6

Revue Vie des Arts, Autunno 1974, pag.4

This work appears to be in generally good overall condition. There are some paint losses by the upper left margin, partially visible in the catalogue illustration. There are scattered traces of stable and threadlike craquelures. Under UV light are visible few retouching by the lower right corner and towards the center right, by a trace of craquelure. There is a superficial trace of abrasion along upper margin.
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"Se mi domandano quanto tempo impiego per dipingere una tela, non saprei. Spesso, entro nel mio studio - e in effetti ci vado praticamente ogni giorno- apro la porta ma la richiudo subito, non sono in grado di far nulla. Ma quando invece funziona, allora il tempo non conta più, posso uscire di lì dieci ore dopo, venti ore dopo, ma in uno stato completamente differente".
Jean-Paul Riopelle cit. in P. Schneider, Riopelle. Signes mêlés, Parigi 1972, pag. 66