
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), "Affiche avant la lettre no.120" Ed. 120/150
Lithograph on Arches paper
32.5" x 21.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) Sans titre, 1989
Mixed media on paper mounted on canvas
47" x 63"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Abstraction", signed and dated 1955
Watercolour & ink on paper
14" x 17.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Tryptique Gris" 1967 Ed. 22/75
Lithography
30" x 47"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), Feuilles VI, 1967 Ed. 61/75 ON HOLD
Lithography | 47" x 29"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), "Auprès de mon lac - 4" H.C. 1985
Eau-forte sur papier Japon
20.50" x 26"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Sans titre (terre ocre)" Ed. 24/40 1985
Eau-forte
20" x 26"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), Album 67 #15, 1967 63/75 ON HOLD
Lithography | 15.25" x 30.50"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Affiche Galerie Maeght II", 1974
Original lithograph in colours on Arches paper, signed in pencil by the artist
27.5" x 21"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Teddy", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), Album 67 #1, 1967 63/75 SOLD
Lithography | 15.25" x 30.50"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Galarneau", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Feu de forêt",1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper | 18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Avion a flotteurs", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper | 18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), "Le Coq", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Le Call", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Original", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Métamorphose", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "L'indien", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002), "Turnbull", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Le Chien", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Épinette," 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002) "Hibou", 1972 71/75 SOLD
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Guerrière", Ed. 17/30, 1972 SOLD
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Scout", Ed. 59/75, 1981 SOLD
Original lithograph in colour on Arches paper
25.75" x 31.5"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Fancy", H.C", 1972 SOLD
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
46" x 63"
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite à l'Année Verte" Ed. 27/30, 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Générale" H.C., 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Quien-Toi Bien (Série Dommage)", Ed. 43/75, 1989 | Original etching in colour on Arches paper | 17.5" x 23.5" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Tabou", Ed. 28/30, 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper | 63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Poursuite", H.C.,1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Lac Aux Puants" H.C., 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Suite Caribou" H.C., 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 46" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle "Suite Lachaudière" H.C., 1972
Original lithograph in black on Arches paper
63" x 45.75" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle "Triptyque Orange" numbered 41/75 lower left, 1967
Lithography | 29.25" x 45.25" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Hibou 3" Ed. 30/75
Lithograph on Arches paper
29" x 21" SOLD
Jean-Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923–2002) was a leading member of the European Abstract Expressionist movement. Born in Montreal, Riopelle studied both traditional and avant-garde painting, before fully embracing the avant-garde in the late 1940s and joining the Canadian group Les Automatistes, who were influenced by Surrealism and their practice of automatism. Riopelle moved to Paris in 1949, and painted abstract, open compositions placing him amidst a “second generation” of Abstract Expressionist painters in Europe. He created his series of “mosaic” works in the 1950s, using a palette to plaster paint across the canvas in blocks of juxtaposed color.
For several decades Riopelle had a strong but turbulent relationship with fellow Abstract painter Joan Mitchell, which ended in 1976. His paintings became even looser and more free-form, and he began exploring other mediums, including printmaking, collage, and sculpture. He created several large-scale sculptures in 1969, including a fountain paying tribute to Canadian hockey players that is now displayed in Montréal’s Olympic Stadium. Riopelle returned to Canada on a regular basis in the 1970s, creating works drawing inspiration from Canadian landscapes. He later continued to experiment with unconventional painting methods, including spray paint and an emphasis on negative space. In 1962, Riopelle exhibited work at the Venice Biennale, and was awarded the UNESCO prize. Several retrospectives have been held of his work, including exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Riopelle spent his final years living north of Quebec in Île-aux-Grues, Canada; he died in 2002, at 79 years old.