Jean-Paul Riopelle

Jean-Paul Riopelle, CC, GOQ (7 October 1923 - 12 March 2002) was a painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada.

The art work in the gallery is titled "Clairière" (Glade) -
a Stone intaglio diptych. 60 X 48 in.
Made in 1969 under Maeght Gallery.
The print is signed at the front
It is an H/P in a series run of 75.
Part of a series of three large scale lithographs - "Autumn Leaves", Indian Summer" and "Glade"

Born in Montreal, Riopelle studied under Paul-Émile Borduas in the 1940s and was a member of Les Automatistes movement. He was one of the signers of the Refus global manifesto. In 1949 he moved to Paris and continued his career as an artist, where he commercialized on his image as a "wild Canadian". 

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