Lot 58
  • 58

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Untitled
  • oil on lined paper
  • 81 3/4 by 52 3/4 in. 207.6 by 134 cm.
  • Executed in 1964.

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Acquavella Galleries, Riopelle Grands Formats, September - October 2009, cat. no. 9, illustrated in color

Literature

Yseult Riopelle and Tanguy Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné Tome 3 1960-1965, Montreal 2009, cat. no. 1964.061P.1964, p. 334, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The fabric-lined paper is stretched. Under close inspection, there are scattered areas of very minor, stable craquelure, and a few minor points of associated pigment loss. There are a few minor areas of pigment bubbling, viewable upon very close inspection. Under Ultraviolet inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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