Modern and Contemporary Art

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Hibou-Circus (Triptych)

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December 3, 04:59 PM GMT

Estimate

180,000 - 250,000 EUR

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Jean-Paul Riopelle

1923 - 2002

Hibou-Circus (Triptych)

signed and dated 1970 (lower right on panel 3)

oil on canvas, in three parts

overall: 73 x 168 cm; 28 ¾ x 66 ⅛ in.

each panel:

i: 73 x 54 cm; 28 ¾ x 21 ¼ in.

ii: 73 x 60 cm; 28 ¾ x 23 ⅝ in.

iii: 73 x 54 cm; 28 ¾ x 21 ¼ in.

Executed in 1970.

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist)

Thence by descent to the present owner

Paris, Galerie Maeght, Riopelle 70, April 1970; catalogue : Derrière Le Miroir (no. 185), no. 124

Pierre Schneider, Riopelle - Signes Mêlés, Paris 1972, no. 42, p. 49 & no. 43-44, p. 50, illustrated

Yseult Riopelle, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Catalogue Raisonné, tome 4, 1966-1971, Québec 2014, no.1970.017H.1970, pp. 206-207, illustrated in colour

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