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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For the biography on Torben V. Kristiansen in PDF format please click here.
Estimate: $2,500,000 - $3,500,000 CAD
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