Jean-Paul RIOPELLE (1923-2002)
Atlantis, 1961
Unique piece in patinated bronze, signed, lost wax Clémenti-Berjac founder, Meudon.
H : 40 - L : 57 cm
Exhibitions :
- Riopelle, Sculptures, Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris, February 22 - March 22, 1962, n°14 of the catalog.
- XXXI Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, Venice, June 26 - August 23, 1962, n°311
- Jean-Paul Riopelle, Painting and Sculpture, traveling exhibition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, January 10 - February 3, 1963; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, February 14 - March 17, 1963, Art Gallery of Toronto, March 29 - April 28, 1963 and Philipps Gallery, Washington, May 12 - June 16, 1963, n°72.
- Riopelle, Paintings, Pastels and Sculpture, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York 1963, n°33 of the catalog.
Bibliography :
- La sculpture de peintre, bronzes de Riopelle by Pierre Schneider, In: Quadrum, Revue Internationale d'Art Moderne, Palais des Beaux-Arts/
A.D.A.C, Brussels, 1961, n°11, page 139.
- Riopelle ou la poétique du geste by Guy Robert, Les Éditions de l'Homme, Montreal, 1970, page 155.
- Riopelle, Chasseur d'images by Guy Robert, Éditions France-Amérique, Montréal, 1981, page 232.
The Clémenti Foundry (originally called the Berjac Foundry) in Meudon.
