Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)

gouache on handmade Mexican paper; signed with the artist's initials and dated '66'

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Private Collection, New York

Paris, Galerie Maeght, 'Riopelle,' 1966, no. 160, p. 14, illustrated

Yseult Riopelle and Tanguy Riopelle, Eds., 'Jean-Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné Tome 4 1966-1971,' Montreal 2014, cat. no. 1966.006P.1966, p. 247, illustrated

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged intermittently along the reverse to the backing board. There is undulation and tonal and textural irregularities to the sheet, inherent to the nature of the handmade paper. There are areas of stable, hairline cracking to some of the concentrated black medium, visible upon close inspection. Framed under glass.
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