Lot 122
  • 122

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Tryptique
  • signed on the center panel; signed on the reverse of the left and right panels; signed and titled on the stretcher of each panel

  • oil on canvas, in 3 parts
  • Overall: 24 by 88 in. 61 by 223.5 cm.
  • Executed circa 1961.

Provenance

Laing Gallery, Toronto
Private Collection, Toronto
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 22, 1972, lot 68
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There is scattered evidence of hard craquelure particularly in the areas of heavy impasto. There are a few scattered unobtrusive losses, the largest of which measures 1/8 inch. Additionally, there is evidence of light wear and handling around the edges. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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