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Jean-Paul Riopelle, CC GOQ RCA (October 7, 1923 – March 12, 2002) was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. 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.
Jean Paul Riopelle (1923–2002) is one of Canada’s most significant artists of the twentieth century. Attracted to painting from a young age, in 1943 he enrolled in the art program at Montreal’s École du meuble, where he met the painter Paul-Émile Borduas (1905–1960). The encounter was life changing for Riopelle, who went on to join ...
Jean Paul Riopelle commence à dessiner très jeune. En 1929, son père Léopold le confie à un artiste montréalais, Henri Bisson 1, professeur de dessin à l'école Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague à Montréal. Ils se retrouvent chaque samedi pendant une dizaine d'années pour peindre des paysages, des personnages et des natures mortes.
- 7 octobre 1923Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
- 1938-2002
Mar 12, 2002 · Learn about Jean-Paul Riopelle, a Quebec artist who moved to Paris and became a leader of abstract expressionism and Art Informel. Explore his biography, artworks, and influences on Wikiart.org.
- Canadian
- October 7, 1923
- Montreal, Canada
- March 12, 2002
Aug 7, 2013 · LAC. Jean-Paul Riopelle, CC, painter (born 7 October 1923 in Montréal, QC; died 12 March 2002 in Isle-aux-Grues, QC). One of the original signatories, along with Paul-Émile Borduas, of the Refus Global, Jean-Paul Riopelle was one of the first Canadian artists to gain major international recognition. A Companion of the Order of Canada and a ...
Learn about the life and work of Jean Paul Riopelle, a leading figure of Québec and Canadian art. Discover his artistic journey from Montréal to Paris, his involvement in Les Automatistes and Refus global, and his innovative techniques and styles.
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Jean Paul Riopelle began his career at the école polytechnique in 1941, pursuing engineering with some architecture and photography. His childhood enthusiasm for making art became a hobby at this time, and he described himself as a Sunday painter with a constrained, academic style.
