LOT 208

AUTO CAS OC QMG RCA SCA
1923 - 2002
Canadian

Verts ombreuses
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1949 and on verso signed, inscribed "No. 6" and "Cat. 4" and variously and stamped twice indistinctly
45 3/4 x 35 in, 116.2 x 88.9 cm

Estimate: $2,500,000 - $3,500,000 CAD

Sold for: $2,761,250

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PROVENANCE
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London
Laing Galleries, Toronto
Contemporary Art, Christie's London, June 30, 1994, lot 12
Private Collection, Toronto
A.K. Prakash and Associates Inc., Toronto
The Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen, Vancouver

LITERATURE
J-P. Riopelle: Paintings 1949 - 1959, Arthur Tooth & Sons, 1959, reproduced and listed, titled as Verts ombreaux, unpaginated
Yseult Riopelle, Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 1, 1939 - 1953, 1999, reproduced page 303 and listed page 370, catalogue #1949.017H.1949

EXHIBITED
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, J-P. Riopelle: Paintings 1949 - 1959, June 23 - July 18, 1959, catalogue #2


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Estimate: $2,500,000 - $3,500,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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