AUTO CAS OC QMG RCA SCA
1923 - 2002
Canadien
Vent d'ouest
huile sur papier sur toile, 1958
au verso signé et titré
19 3/4 x 25 5/8 po, 50.2 x 65.1 cm
Estimation : 20 000 $ - 30 000 $ CAD
Vendu pour : $52,250
Exposition à :
PROVENANCE
Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm
Acquis du susmentionné par une collection privée, Suisse, années 1960
Collection privée, Toronto
BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Riopelle 1949 - 1959, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, 1959, page 10
Yseult Riopelle, Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné, addenda en ligne au volume 2, 1954 - 1959, 2004, http://www.riopelle.ca
EXPOSITION
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, Riopelle 1949 - 1959, 1959, catalogue #41
Vent d’ouest was acquired from the important Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, a Stockholm gallery that was influential in introducing artists such as Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse to a Swedish audience. The gallery held an exhibition of Jean-Paul Riopelle’s work in 1959, and this exhibition, in addition to his representation at Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York, further solidified Riopelle’s presence on the international stage. This work demonstrates Riopelle’s transition away from the densely harnessed energy found in his mosaics of the mid-1950s and his shift towards broader, gestural strokes. Typical of works of this period, bold streaks of white highlight the composition and allow more space to emerge. However, in distinct Riopelle fashion, each broad stroke of contrasting colour is intensely physical and energetic. Riopelle drew inspiration for his titles from various facets of his life - friends, landscapes, memories and poetry, to name a few. Vent d’ouest - which translates as West Wind - is evocative of Riopelle’s Canadian roots, whimsically creating a tie to our national iconic images.
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