Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir | Jean-Paul Riopelle | Montreal | June 20 – July 22, 2023
June 20 – July 22, 2023
Jean-Paul Riopelle
Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir
In-Person Viewing:
5333 avenue Casgrain, suite 802, Montréal, H2T 1X3, Canada
Jean-Paul Riopelle was bom in Montreal in 1923. After studying al the École Polytechnique and the Montreal Fumiture School, he joined the Automatistes group alongside Paul-Émile Borduas and co-signed the Refus global in 1948. That same year, he moved to Paris where he lived for many years.
ln the early 1950s his large mosaic paintings painted with a spatula earned him a resounding success. From then on, the artist will not cease to accumulate the marks of recognition: in addition to several prestigious prizes, several museums dedicate him great retrospective exhibitions as of 1967. The considerable work of Jean-Paul Riopelle counts paintings, drawings, sculptures and engravings. Jean-Paul Riopelle died in Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec, in 2002.
