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Lot 174
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Jean-Paul Riopelle

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Composition
  • signé
  • gouache sur papier marouflé sur toile
  • 55,5 x 45,7 cm; 21 13/16 x 18 in.
  • Exécuté en 1959.

Provenance

The New Art Center, Londres
Gimpel Fils, Londres
Collection particulière, Londres

Exhibited

Londres, Gimpel Fils, Works on Paper, février - mars 1976
Londres, Gimpel Fils, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Early Paintings & Works on paper, 2 juin - 4 juillet 1981; catalogue, no.18, illustré
Toronto, 2CIMA Galleries, Jean-Paul Riopelle, novembre - décembre 1997 
Londres, Gimpel Fils, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Oil and Works on paper 1946-1970, 22 mars - 29 avril 2000
Eire, Yello Gallery, Modern Masters, 15 décembre 2001 - 7 janvier 2002

Literature

Yseult Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Catalogue Raisonné, Tome 2, 1954-1959, Montréal, 2004, p.412, no.1959.045P.1959, illustré en couleurs

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration. The work is very slightly undulated on the upper right corner, and there white paint on the lower left quadrant presents some very minor wear marks, visible only under very close inspection. This work is in very good condition.
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