Jean Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923-2002), Style of : Composition, 1953. Oil on canvas, framed. Signed and dated lower right.

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.

23.5 x 31.5 inches; 29.25 x 37 inches framed.

Private collection, Canada.

Excellent condition, no notable flaws; canvas is slightly rippled in upper right corner and needs to be restretched.

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