Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York City
Acquavella Modern Art, Nevada
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Guy Cogeval and Stephane Aquin, “Riopelle: Works from the Collection of Power Corporation of Canada and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts”, Montreal, 2006, page 143
Jean Paul Riopelle was a lifelong experimenter influenced by Surrealism, Lyrical Abstraction and other avant-garde movements that propelled the evolution of his style. Having spent over a decade in France, Riopelle renewed his ties to his home country in the 1960s with major exhibitions in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Quebec City. From the year 1974, the artist would split his time between Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies, France and his new home and studio in St. Marguerite, Quebec.
True to his exploratory nature, Riopelle would paint on oval, round, and unusually shaped canvases. “PM16” is a fine example of his signature forceful palette knife gestures and skilful inclusion of rich, vibrant colours including shades of blue, yellow, orange and red, present in his most celebrated work.
