Lot 163
  • 163

JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE | Untitled

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 64
  • oil and ink on paper laid down on canvas
  • 43 x 48,5 cm ; 16 15/16 x 19 1/16 in.
  • Executed in 1964.

Provenance

Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Jean Fournier, Oeuvres sur papier, peintures et sculptures 1960-1965, 2009

Literature

Yseult Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Catalogue RaisonnĂ©, Tome 3, 1960-1965, MontrĂ©al, p. 347, illustrated in colour

Condition

Under close inspection, drying cracks are visible in the black areas. Faint yellowing of the paper is visible under further close inspection. Very faint wear marks are visible in the corners. This work is in very good condition.
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