Bidspirit auction | Jean Paul Riopelle, Attributed: Abstract

Jean Paul Riopelle, Attributed: Abstract Composition - Jean Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923-2002), Attributed: Composition, 1953. Oil on canvas, framed. Signed and dated lower left. Verso is titled and signed on the stretcher bar and signed and dated on the back of the canvas. Stretcher bars are beveled Jean-Paul Riopelle was a painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus Global, the 1948 manifesto that announced the Quebecois artistic community's refusal of clericalism and provincialism. 26 x 30.5 inches framed; 23 x 28 inches canvas. Private Collection, Canada. Condition: Excellent well preserved condition; scattered light craquelure appears to be stable.