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Jean-Paul Riopelle Biography
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1923 |
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Born: in Montreal, Canada
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1938 |
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Studied architecture at École Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada
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1942 - 1944 |
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Studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada
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1943 - 1945 |
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Part of the Canadian art group "the Automatistes"
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1945 |
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Graduated from École du Meuble, Montreal, Canada
Began studying under instructor Paul Emile Bourdas
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1946 |
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Moved to Paris, France and befriended Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miro, Samuel Beckett, Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp
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1948 |
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Brief return to Canada, co-founder of Refus Global
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1955 |
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Received honorable mention at the São Paulo Biennial
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1958 |
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Awarded a Guggenheim International Prize
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1962 |
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Awarded the UNESCO Prize at the Venice Biennale
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1969 |
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Received the Order of Canada
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1973 |
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Received the Philippe Hébert Prize
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1974 |
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Divided his time between St. Marguerite in Quebec and Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies in France
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1955 - 1979 |
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Lover and companion of Joan Mitchell, an important figure in the second generation of American Abstract Expressionists. They lived together in Paris for most of the 1950s and 1960s.
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1981 |
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Awarded the ‘Prix Paul-Émile Borduas’ in honour of his body of work
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1988 |
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Received the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris
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Died: in Quebec, Canada
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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"Riopelle", Musée Maillol, Paris, France (solo)
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2009
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"Riopelle. Au dela du all-over: les années soixante", Galerie Simon Blais, Montreal, Canada (solo)
"Riopelle: Grands Formats", Acqavella Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
"Riopelle", Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris, France (solo)
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2006
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"Variation autour de Jean-Paul Riopelle", Galerie Orange & Parisian Laundry, Montreal, Canada (solo)
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2005
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"Retrospective", Galerie Orange, Montreal, Canada (solo)
"Estampes et Mutations", Galerie Simon Blais, Montreal, Canada
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2004
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"Pastels: 1962 - 1976", Galerie Simon Blais, Montreal, Canada
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2000
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"Works on Paper", Galerie Valentin, Montreal, Canada
"Jean-Paul Riopelle: Oils and Works on Paper 1946-1970", Gimpels Fils in London, London, UK (solo)
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1996
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"Les plus belles estampes 1966-95", Simon Blais Gallery Montreal, Canada
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1992
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Villa Bagatelle, Quebec, Canada
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1991
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"Retrospective", Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, Canada
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1989
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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY
Claude Lafitte Gallery, Montreal, Canada
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1981 - 1982
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"Rétrospective", National Museum of Modern Art Paris, France (solo)
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1981
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"Rétrospective", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (solo)
Musee du Quebec, Canada
The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, Mexico
The Contemporary Art Museum in Caracas, Venezuela
Musée d'Art Contemporain in Montreal, Canada
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1977
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"Grands Formats: Retrospective", Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1976
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Galerie Gilles Corbeil, Montreal, Canada
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1972
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Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
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1969
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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY
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1967
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"Retrospective", Quebec Museum Quebec, Canada
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1966
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Regular Exhibitions, Maeght Gallery, Paris, France
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1965
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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY
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1963
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"Retrospective", National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Canada
Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
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1962
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"Retrospective", Venice Bienniale, Venice, Italy
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1957
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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1956
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Gimpel Gallery, London, UK
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY
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1955
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Sao Paulo Bienniale, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1954
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Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Venice Bienniale, Venice, Italy
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1953
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"Younger European Painters", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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1949
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Galerie La Dragonne in Paris, France (solo)
Galerie Nina Dausset in Paris, France (solo)
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1947
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"International surrealist exhibition", Galerie Maeght, Paris, France
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Selected Publi collections:
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Musée du Québec, Quebec, Canada
Tate Gallery, London, UK
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| Literature |
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2004
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Riopelle, Yseult. Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné, Tome 2. Montreal: Hibou Editeurs, 2004
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2002
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Viau, René. Jean-Paul Riopelle, la traversée du paysage. Canada: Leméac, 2002
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1997
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Bernier, Robert. Jean-Paul Riopelle, Les visions d'Amérique, 1997
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1981
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Jean-Paul Riopelle, Peinture 1946-1977. Edité par Michel Martin. Paris/ Grenoble: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1981
Robert,Guy. Chasseur d’images, Editions France-Amérique, Montreal, 1981
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1972
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Schneider, Pierre. Riopelle, Signes Mêlés. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1972
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1970
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Robert, Guy. Riopelle ou la poetique du geste. Montreal: Les Editions de l’Homme,1970
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1962
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Jean-Paul Riopelle: Paintings and Sculpture. Edité par Charles F. Comfort. Venice, Italy: XXXI International Biennial of Art, 1962
Jean-Paul Riopelle: Painting and Sculpture/ Peinture et Sculpture. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1962
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1956
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Riopelle, Yseult. Jean Paul Riopelle: Catalogue Raisonné 1939-1953. Tome 1. Montreal: Hibou Editeurs, 1999
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