(Montreal 1923-2002 Ile-aux-Grues)
Ramonette, 1960, signed and dated Riopelle 60, inscribed “Ramonette” on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm, framed
Provenance:
Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris
Galleria d’Arte Borgogna, Milan (label on the reverse with wrong date)
Alfio - Ristorante Cavour, Milan
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Turin, Pittura moderna straniera nelle collezioni private italiane,
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, 4 March - 9 April 1961, exh. cat. no. 199 (label on the reverse)
Literature:
Yseult Riopelle, Catalogue Raisonné de Jean Paul Riopelle 1960-65, vol. 3,
Hibou Editeurs, Montreal, 2009, p. 110, no. 1960. 077H. 1960, with ill.
When I begin a painting I always hope to complete it in a few strokes,
starting with the first colours I daub down anywhere and anyhow.
But it never works, so I add more, without realizing it.
Jean-Paul Riopelle