JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE | Dans les Chaumes

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Private Collection

Yseult Riopelle, Ed., Catalogue Raisonné de Jean-Paul Riopelle Tome 4, 1966-1971, Montreal 2004, cat. no. 1966.016H, p. 114, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined. The impasto peaks appear stable and well intact. Under close inspection, there is evidence of scattered pigment separation due to the artist's choice of medium, with one area that is more pronounced to the lower center of the composition, and a few flattened impasto peaks. Only visible under very close inspection and raking light, there are a few scattered, very minor surface accretions and a few, isolated minor pinpoint losses to the pigment. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Not examined out of the frame. Framed.
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"For me, a painting is never the reproduction of an image. It always starts with a vague feeling... the desire to paint... Not a clear idea. The painting starts where it wants... but after, everything falls into place. That's the important thing. The painting must develop itself." Jean-Paul Riopelle