Lot 217
  • 217

JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE | Nouvelle Impressions, No. 15

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Nouvelle Impressions, No. 15
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 9 1/2 by 13 in. 24.1 by 33 cm.
  • Executed in 1978.

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above in 1979)
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. The areas of impasto are all stable. Under close inspection, there is scattered evidence of fine hairline cracks, most noticeably in the center and in the lower and upper left corners, and there are two minor losses along the bottom edge beneath the artist’s signature. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Yseult Riopelle, author of the Catalogue RaisonnĂ© of the Works of Jean-Paul Riopelle and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Yseult Riopelle.